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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, Adrian C. Paskey, Jens H. Kuhn, Kimberly A. Bishop-Lilly, Tony L. Goldberg   +4 more
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Widespread human exposure to ledanteviruses in Uganda: A population study. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
Le 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, Shirin Ashraf, Jesus F Salazar-Gonzalez, Maria G Salazar, Robert G Downing, Henry Bukenya, Hanna Jerome, Joseph T Mpanga, Chris Davis, Lily Tong, Vattipally B Sreenu, Linda A Atiku, Nicola Logan, Ezekiel Kajik, Yafesi Mukobi, Cyrus Mungujakisa, Michael V Olowo, Emmanuel Tibo, Fred Wunna, Hollie Jackson Ireland, Andrew E Blunsum, Iyanuoluwani Owolabi, Ana da Silva Filipe, Josephine Bwogi, Brian J Willett, Julius J Lutwama, Daniel G Streicker, Pontiano Kaleebu, Emma C Thomson   +28 more
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Main causes of death of free-ranging bats in Turin province (North-Western Italy): gross and histological findings and emergent virus surveillance [PDF]

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, Davide Lelli, Sabrina Canziani, Giuseppe Quaranta, Cristina Guidetti, Stefania Leopardi, Serena Robetto, Paola De Benedictis, Riccardo Orusa, Mitzy Mauthe von Degerfeld, Maria Teresa Capucchio   +10 more
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Characterization of Novel Rhabdoviruses in Chinese Bats [PDF]

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, Bei Li, Xu-Rui Shen, Ren-Di Jiang, Yan Zhu, Jia Wu, Yi Fan, Hervé Bourhy, Ben Hu, Xing-Yi Ge, Zheng-Li Shi, Laurent Dacheux   +11 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,
K. Blasdell, H. Guzmán, S. Widen, C. Firth, T. Wood, E. Holmes, R. Tesh, N. Vasilakis, P. Walker   +8 more
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Kanyawara Virus: A Novel Rhabdovirus Infecting Newly Discovered Nycteribiid Bat Flies Infesting Previously Unknown Pteropodid Bats in Uganda [PDF]

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, Andrew J. Bennett, Robert Kityo, Jens H. Kuhn, Colin A. Chapman   +4 more
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Broad geographical circulation of a novel vesiculovirus in bats in the Mediterranean region. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Bats are the natural reservoirs for a variety of emerging and re-emerging viruses. Among them, rabies virus (genus Lyssavirus, family Rhabdoviridae) is one of the first and most emblematic described in these animals.
Dong-Sheng Luo, Markéta Harazim, Corinne Maufrais, Simon Bonas, Natalia Martinkova, Aude Lalis, Emmanuel Nakouné, Edgard Valéry Adjogoua, Mory Douno, Blaise Kadjo, Marc López-Roig, Jiri Pikula, Zheng-Li Shi, Hervé Bourhy, Jordi Serra-Cobo, Laurent Dacheux   +15 more
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Isolation of a novel Rhabdovirus from an insectivorous bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii) in Italy [PDF]

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, Alice Prosperi, Ana Moreno, Chiara Chiapponi, Anna Maria Gibellini, Paola De Benedictis, Stefania Leopardi, Enrica Sozzi, Antonio Lavazza   +8 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, Hào Pān, Charles Y. Chiu, Matthew Stremlau   +3 more
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Oita virus rediscovered after 50 years: isolation of genetically conserved strains from bats in Southern Japan [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Bats 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, Kittiya Intaruck, Sho Sata, Mana Esaki, Kimitake Funakoshi, Shin Murakami, Keita Matsuno, Ryo Nakao, Kazunori Kimitsuki, Takaaki Yahiro, Akira Nishizono, Naganori Nao, Yasuko Orba, Ayato Takada, Masahiro Kajihara, Makoto Ozawa, Kosuke Okuya   +16 more
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