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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Detection of potentially novel paramyxovirus and coronavirus viral RNA in bats and rats in the Mekong Delta region of southern Viet Nam
Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 65, No. 1, Year 2018
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Bats and rodents are being increasingly recognized as reservoirs of emerging zoonotic viruses. Various studies have investigated bat viruses in tropical regions, but to date there are no data regarding viruses with zoonotic potential that circulate in bat and rat populations in Viet Nam. To address this paucity of data, we sampled three bat farms and three wet markets trading in rat meat in the Mekong Delta region of southern Viet Nam. Faecal and urine samples were screened for the presence of RNA from paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses and filoviruses. Paramyxovirus RNA was detected in 4 of 248 (1%) and 11 of 222 (4.9%) bat faecal and urine samples, respectively. Coronavirus RNA was detected in 55 of 248 (22%) of bat faecal samples; filovirus RNA was not detected in any of the bat samples. Further, coronavirus RNA was detected in 12 of 270 (4.4%) of rat faecal samples; all samples tested negative for paramyxovirus. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the bat paramyxoviruses and bat and rat coronaviruses were related to viruses circulating in bat and rodent populations globally, but showed no cross-species mixing of viruses between bat and rat populations within Viet Nam. Our study shows that potentially novel variants of paramyxoviruses and coronaviruses commonly circulate in bat and rat populations in Viet Nam. Further characterization of the viruses and additional human and animal surveillance is required to evaluate the likelihood of viral spillover and to assess whether these viruses pose a risk to human health. © 2017 The Authors. Zoonoses and Public Health Published by Blackwell Verlag GmbH
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Authors & Co-Authors
Simmonds, Peter N.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
van Dung, Nguyen
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Smith, Ina L.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Marsh, Glenn A.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Bryant, Juliet E.
Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh City
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Thwaites, G. E.
Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh City
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Baker, Stephen G.
Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh City
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Boni, Maciej F.
Unknown Affiliation
Campbell, James Ian
Unknown Affiliation
Day, Jeremy N.
Unknown Affiliation
van Doorn, H. Rogier
Unknown Affiliation
Farrar, Jeremy James
Unknown Affiliation
Nadjm, Behzad
Unknown Affiliation
Chúc, Nguyen Thi Kim
Unknown Affiliation
Diep, Nguyen Thi Ngoc
Unknown Affiliation
van Kính, Nguyen V.
Unknown Affiliation
van Minh Hoang, Nguyen Van Minh
Unknown Affiliation
van Vinh Chau, Nguyen
Unknown Affiliation
van Minh, Pham
Unknown Affiliation
Rahman, Motiur D.Abdur
Unknown Affiliation
Thompson, Corinne N.
Unknown Affiliation
Nhu, Tran Do Hoang
Unknown Affiliation
Tran, Toan Khanh
Unknown Affiliation
Hien, Tran Tinh
Unknown Affiliation
Phat, Voong Vinh
Unknown Affiliation
Huong, Vu Thi Que
Unknown Affiliation
Wertheim, Heiman F.L.
Unknown Affiliation
Brierley, Liam
Unknown Affiliation
Chase-Topping, Margo E.
Unknown Affiliation
Lu, Lu
Unknown Affiliation
Rambaut, Andrew
Unknown Affiliation
Cotten, Matt
Unknown Affiliation
Oude-Munnink, Bas B.
Unknown Affiliation
Kellam, P.
Unknown Affiliation
Phan, My V.T.
Unknown Affiliation
van der Hoek, Lia M.
Unknown Affiliation
Deijs, Martin
Unknown Affiliation
Jebbink, Maarten F.
Unknown Affiliation
Saylors, Karen E.
Unknown Affiliation
Wolfe, Nathan D.
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 27
Authors: 41
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/zph.12362
ISSN:
18631959
Research Areas
Covid
Infectious Diseases