Sequences of Previously Unknown Rhabdoviruses Detected in Bat Samples from the Republic of the Congo
| Autor: | Joseph Le Doux Diffo, Romain Bagamboula MPassi, Fabien R. Niama, Damien O. Joly, Christian Lange, Matthew LeBreton, Jean Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Ben D. Hayes, Brett R. Smith, Tracey Goldstein, Ubald Tamufe, Sarah H. Olson, Maria Makuwa, Jasmine Pante, Jean Michel Takuo, Placide Mbala, Kenneth N. Cameron, Alain Ondzie, Anne Laudisoit |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
viruses 030231 tropical medicine Human pathogen Biology medicine.disease_cause Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Virology Family Rhabdoviridae biology.animal Chiroptera Rhabdoviridae Infections medicine Animals Viral rna Phylogeny Phylogenetic tree Rabies virus RNA Vertebrate Insectivore 030108 mycology & parasitology Infectious Diseases Congo Rhabdoviridae |
| Zdroj: | Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.). 21(7) |
| ISSN: | 1557-7759 |
| Popis: | The family Rhabdoviridae contains diverse viruses, including vector-borne and nonvector-borne viruses, some that are human pathogens, including rabies virus and also nonpathogenic viruses. Bats, which are a known reservoir of viruses with zoonotic potential including coronaviruses, also carry multiple rhabdoviruses such as but not limited to lyssaviruses. We collected samples from 193 insectivorous and frugivorous bats in the Republic of the Congo and tested them for rhabdovirus RNA. Four samples were found positive for viral RNA representing sequences of four different, not previously described rhabdoviruses. Although phylogenetic and taxonomic placement of the novel sequences is uncertain, similarities with previously detected rhabdovirus sequences in bats suggest that these could represent vertebrate viruses. Considering the pathogenic risks some rhabdoviruses pose for humans, these results highlight the need for more research and surveillance regarding rhabdoviruses and bats. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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