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Circulation of Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus and Paramyxovirus in Hipposideros bat species in Zimbabwe.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2018
Bourgarel Mathieu, Pfukenyi Davies M, Boué Vanina, Talignani Loïc, Chiweshe Ngoni, Diop Fodé, Caron Alexandre, Matope Gift, Missé Dorothée, Liégeois Florian
Abstract excerpt
Bats carry a great diversity of zoonotic viruses with a high-impact on human health and livestock. Since the emergence of new coronaviruses and paramyxoviruses in humans (e.g. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Nipah virus), numerous studies clearly established that bats can maintain some of these viruses. Improving our understanding on the role of bats in the epidemiology of the...
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