| host and viral traits predict zoonotic spillover from mammals. | the majority of human emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, with viruses that originate in wild mammals of particular concern (for example, hiv, ebola and sars). understanding patterns of viral diversity in wildlife and determinants of successful cross-species transmission, or spillover, are therefore key goals for pandemic surveillance programs. however, few analytical tools exist to identify which host species are likely to harbour the next human virus, or which viruses can cross species ... | 2017 | 28636590 |
| genetic and evolutionary characterization of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus isolates from argentina. | venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses (veev) are emerging pathogens of medical and veterinary importance circulating in america. argentina is a country free from epizootic veev activity, with circulation of enzootic strains belonging to rio negro virus (rnv; veev subtype vi) and pixuna virus (pixv, veev subtype iv). in this work, we aim to report the sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of all argentinean vee viruses, including 7 strains previously isolated from mosquitoes in 1980, 5 sequences ... | 2014 | 24833218 |