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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Co-circulation of diverse paramyxoviruses in an urban African fruit bat population
Journal of General Virology, Volume 93, No. 4, Year 2012
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Description
Bats constitute a reservoir of zoonotic infections and some bat paramyxoviruses are capable of cross-species transmission, often with fatal consequences. Determining the level of viral diversity in reservoir populations is fundamental to understanding and predicting viral emergence. This is particularly relevant for RNA viruses where the adaptive mutations required for cross-species transmission can be present in the reservoir host. We report the use of non-invasively collected, pooled, neat urine samples as a robust sample type for investigating paramyxoviruses in bat populations. Using consensus PCR assays we have detected a high incidence and genetic diversity of novel paramyxoviruses in an urban fruit bat population over a short period of time. This may suggest a similarly unique relationship between bats and the members of the family Paramyxoviridae as proposed for some other viral families. Additionally, the high rate of bat-human contact at the study site calls for the zoonotic potential of the detected viruses to be investigated further. © 2012 Crown CSIRO.
Authors & Co-Authors
Baker, Kate Susan
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Todd, Shawn
Australia, Brisbane
Csiro Animal
Marsh, Glenn A.
Australia, Brisbane
Csiro Animal
Fernández-Loras, Andrés
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Suu-Ire, Richard Dery
Ghana, Accra
Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission
WOOD, JAMES L.N.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Wang, Linfa
Australia, Brisbane
Csiro Animal
Murcia, Pablo R.
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Mrc-university of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
Cunningham, Andrew Alexander
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London Institute of Zoology
Statistics
Citations: 65
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1099/vir.0.039339-0
ISSN:
00221317
e-ISSN:
14652099
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study