We detected arenavirus RNA in 1.6% of 1,047 bats in Brazil that were sampled during 2007–2011. We identified Tacaribe virus in 2 Artibeus sp. bats and a new arenavirus species… Click to show full abstract
We detected arenavirus RNA in 1.6% of 1,047 bats in Brazil that were sampled during 2007–2011. We identified Tacaribe virus in 2 Artibeus sp. bats and a new arenavirus species in Carollia perspicillata bats that we named Tietê mammarenavirus. Our results suggest that bats are an underrecognized arenavirus reservoir.
Keywords:
arenaviruses neotropical;
bats brazil;
diverse arenaviruses;
neotropical bats;
highly diverse;
arenavirus
Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2022
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