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Diversity, Transmission, and Cophylogeny of Ledanteviruses (Rhabdoviridae: Ledantevirus) and Nycteribiid Bat Flies Parasitizing Angolan Soft-Furred Fruit Bats in Bundibugyo District, Uganda [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2020 Obligate hematophagous ectoparasitic flies of the superfamily Hippoboscoidea are distributed worldwide, but their role as vectors and reservoirs of viruses remains understudied.
Andrew J. Bennett +4 more
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Characterization of Novel Rhabdoviruses in Chinese Bats
Viruses, 2021 Bats, the second largest order of mammals worldwide, harbor specific characteristics such as sustaining flight, a special immune system, unique habits, and ecological niches.
Dong-Sheng Luo +11 more
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Isolation of a Novel Bat Rhabdovirus with Evidence of Human Exposure in China
mBio, 2022 Bats are well-recognized reservoirs of zoonotic viruses. Several spillover events from bats to humans have been reported, causing severe epidemic or endemic diseases including severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), SARS-CoV, Middle
Li-Li Li +9 more
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Ledantevirus: A Proposed New Genus in the Rhabdoviridae has a Strong Ecological Association with Bats [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015 The Le Dantec serogroup of rhabdoviruses comprises Le Dantec virus from a human with encephalitis and Keuriliba virus from rodents, each isolated in Senegal. The Kern Canyon serogroup comprises a loosely connected set of rhabdoviruses many of which have been isolated from bats, including Kern Canyon virus from California, Nkolbisson virus from Cameroon,
Blasdell, Kim R. +8 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2023 Background Bats are recognized as reservoir species for multiple viruses. However, little is known on bats’ health and mortality. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the main causes of death of bats from Turin province (North-western Italy) and to ...
Elena Colombino +10 more
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Human Tibroviruses: Commensals or Lethal Pathogens?
Viruses, 2020 Rhabdoviruses are a large and ecologically diverse family of negative-sense RNA viruses (Mononegavirales: Rhabdoviridae). These viruses are capable of infecting an unexpectedly wide variety of plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates distributed over all ...
Jens H. Kuhn +3 more
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Isolation of a novel Rhabdovirus from an insectivorous bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii) in Italy
Virology Journal, 2018 Background Rhabdoviridae is one of the most ecologically diverse families of RNA viruses which can infect a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates.
Davide Lelli +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Bats are natural reservoir hosts of highly virulent pathogens such as Marburg virus, Nipah virus, and SARS coronavirus. However, little is known about the role of bat ectoparasites in transmitting and maintaining such viruses.
Tony L. Goldberg +4 more
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Microbiology SpectrumBats are natural reservoirs of numerous viruses, including members of the Rhabdoviridae family. Oita virus (OITV), classified within the genus Ledantevirus, was first isolated from the blood of a Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus) in the Oita ...
Saiko Sawai +16 more
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Widespread human exposure to ledanteviruses in Uganda: A population study.
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesLe Dantec virus (LDV), assigned to the species Ledantevirus ledantec, genus Ledantevirus, family Rhabdoviridae has been associated with human disease but has gone undetected since the 1970s.
James G Shepherd +28 more
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