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Divergent poxvirus identified in a non-native black rat from Madagascar.
Virology - 1 Oct 2026
Paietta Elise N, Lefkowitz Elliot J, Van Der Pol William J, Hendrickson R Curtis, Johnston Rachel A, Randrianarisoa Santatriniaina F, Kraberger Simona, Razanamahenina Tahina T, Ramboninarimalala Antsa, Raherinirina Toussaint G, Raveloson Laurent, Finley Nina L, Scotch Matthew, Baitchman Eric, Yoder Anne D, Varsani Arvind
Abstract excerpt
Non-native rodents serve as bridges between anthropogenic and natural landscapes. They have expanded across the planet alongside humans while bringing competition, predation, and pathogens, such as poxviruses, to naïve ecosystems. Although rodents serve as reservoirs for multiple zoonotic poxviruses, limited research has focused on rodents for identification of unknown poxviruses. Here, we characterized a...
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