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Bats are a major natural reservoir for hepaciviruses and pegiviruses.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 May 2013
Quan Phenix-Lan, Firth Cadhla, Conte Juliette M, Williams Simon H, Zambrana-Torrelio Carlos M, Anthony Simon J, Ellison James A, Gilbert Amy T, Kuzmin Ivan V, Niezgoda Michael, Osinubi Modupe O V, Recuenco Sergio, Markotter Wanda, Breiman Robert F, Kalemba Lems, Malekani Jean, Lindblade Kim A, Rostal Melinda K, Ojeda-Flores Rafael, Suzan Gerardo, Davis Lora B, Blau Dianna M, Ogunkoya Albert B, Alvarez Castillo Danilo A, Moran David, Ngam Sali, Akaibe Dudu, Agwanda Bernard, Briese Thomas, Epstein Jonathan H, Daszak Peter, Rupprecht Charles E, Holmes Edward C, Lipkin W Ian
Abstract excerpt
Although there are over 1,150 bat species worldwide, the diversity of viruses harbored by bats has only recently come into focus as a result of expanded wildlife surveillance. Such surveys are of importance in determining the potential for novel viruses to emerge in humans, and for optimal management of bats and their habitats. To enhance our knowledge of the viral diversity present in bats, we initially surveyed...
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