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An eco-epidemiological study of Morbilli-related paramyxovirus infection in Madagascar bats reveals host-switching as the dominant macro-evolutionary mechanism.
Scientific reports - 12 Apr 2016
Mélade Julien, Wieseke Nicolas, Ramasindrazana Beza, Flores Olivier, Lagadec Erwan, Gomard Yann, Goodman Steven M, Dellagi Koussay, Pascalis Hervé
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An eco-epidemiological investigation was carried out on Madagascar bat communities to better understand the evolutionary mechanisms and environmental factors that affect virus transmission among bat species in closely related members of the genus Morbillivirus, currently referred to as Unclassified Morbilli-related paramyxoviruses (UMRVs). A total of 947 bats were investigated originating from 52 capture sites...
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