Novel Paramyxoviruses in Bats from Sub-Saharan Africa, 2007–2012

As part of a larger survey for detection of pathogens among wildlife in sub-Saharan Africa conducted during 2007-2012, multiple diverse paramyxovirus sequences were detected in renal tissues of bats. Phylogenetic analysis supports the presence of at least 2 major viral lineages and suggests that par...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 10; pp. 1840 - 1843
Main Authors:	Mortlock, Marinda, Kuzmin, Ivan V., Weyer, Jacqueline, Gilbert, Amy T., Agwanda, Bernard, Rupprecht, Charles E., Nel, Louis H., Kearney, Teresa, Malekani, Jean M., Markotter, Wanda
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.10.2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Africa Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology Animals bats Bats (Animals) Chiroptera - virology Diseases Dispatch emerging viruses epidemiology Genetic aspects Health aspects Henipavirus - pathogenicity infectious diseases Novel Paramyxoviruses in Bats from Sub-Saharan Africa, 2007–2012 Paramyxoviridae Infections - epidemiology Paramyxoviridae Infections - virology Paramyxovirinae - classification paramyxovirus Paramyxoviruses Phylogeny Population Surveillance - methods Prevalence RNA, Viral - classification RNA, Viral - genetics Africa South of the Sahara Sub-Saharan Africa bat-human interface bats epidemiology sub-Saharan Africa viruses emerging viruses Africa infectious diseases zoonoses paramyxovirus
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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