Highly diverse population of Picornaviridae and other members of the Picornavirales, in Cameroonian fruit bats

The order Picornavirales represents a diverse group of positive-stranded RNA viruses with small non-enveloped icosahedral virions. Recently, bats have been identified as an important reservoir of several highly pathogenic human viruses. Since many members of the Picornaviridae family cause a wide range of diseases in humans and animals, this study aimed to characterize members of the order Picornavirales in fruit bat populations located in the Southwest region of Cameroon. These bat populations are frequently in close contact with humans due to hunting, selling and eating practices, which provides ample opportunity for interspecies transmissions.

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Contributors
Yinda C K, Zell R, Deboutte W, Zeller M, Conceição-Neto N, Heylen E, Maes P, Knowles N J, Ghogomu S M, Van Ranst M, Matthijnssens J
Year
2017
Journal
BMC Genomics
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
249
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