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Detection of diverse astroviruses from bats in China.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Apr 2009
Zhu Hua Chen, Chu Daniel K W, Liu Wei, Dong Bai Qing, Zhang Shu Yi, Zhang Jin Xia, Li Li Feng, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, Smith Gavin J D, Chen Hong Lin, Poon Leo L M, Peiris J S Malik, Guan Yi
Abstract excerpt
Astroviruses infect humans and many different animal species and are associated with gastroenteritis. Recent studies first detected the virus from bat species in Hong Kong. To understand astrovirus distribution in the wider region further, we examined the prevalence of this virus family in bat specimens collected from a large geographical region of mainland China. We collected 500 anal swabs from 20 bat species...
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