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Natural infection of Neotropical bats with hantavirus in Brazil.
Scientific reports - 13 Jun 2018
Sabino-Santos Gilberto, Maia Felipe Gonçalves Motta, Martins Ronaldo Bragança, Gagliardi Talita Bianca, Souza William Marciel de, Muylaert Renata Lara, Luna Luciano Kleber de Souza, Melo Danilo Machado, Cardoso Ricardo de Souza, Barbosa Natalia da Silva, Pontelli Marjorie Cornejo, Mamani-Zapana Priscila Rosse, Vieira Thallyta Maria, Melo Norma Maria, Jonsson Colleen B, Goodin Douglas, Salazar-Bravo Jorge, daSilva Luis Lamberti Pinto, Arruda Eurico, Figueiredo Luiz Tadeu Moraes
Abstract excerpt
Bats (Order: Chiroptera) harbor a high diversity of emerging pathogens presumably because their ability to fly and social behavior favor the maintenance, evolution, and dissemination of these pathogens. Until 2012, there was only one report of the presence of Hantavirus in bats. Historically, it was thought that these viruses were harbored primarily by rodent and insectivore small mammals. Recently, new species...
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