Attenuated infection by a Pteropine orthoreovirus isolated from an Egyptian fruit bat in Zambia

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BACKGROUND: Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV) is an emerging bat-borne zoonotic virus that causes severe respiratory illness in humans. Although PRVs have been identified in fruit bats and humans in Australia and Asia, little is known about the prevalence of PRV infection in Africa. Therefore, this study performed an PRV surveillance in fruit bats in Zambia. METHODS: Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus, n =...

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