| 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 |
| epidemiology and pathogenicity of african bat lyssaviruses. | lyssaviruses belonging to all four known african lyssavirus genotypes (gts) have been reported and isolated from southafrica over the past few decades. these are: (1) duvenhage virus (gt4), isolated again in 2006 from a human fatality; (2) mokola virus (gt3), isolated irregularly, mostly from cats; (3) lagos bat virus (gt2) continually isolated over the past four years from epomophorus fruit bats and from incidental terrestrial animals and (4) rabies virus (gt1) - with two virus biotypes endemic ... | 2008 | 18634494 |
| mokola virus in domestic mammals, south africa. | we recently identified 2 mokola viruses from domestic mammals (a dog and a cat) in south africa. these cases occurred 8 years after the last reported case of infection with this virus. our findings emphasize the endemicity of rabies-related lyssaviruses in south africa and the need to better understand the epidemiology of mokola viruses. | 2007 | 18252112 |