| rabies virus infection of a flying fox bat, pteropus policephalus in chandigarh, northern india. | the present communication reports for the first time in south east asia an active infection of frugivorous flying fox bat (pteropus poliocephalus) with a virus belonging to the rhabdo virus group -- a bat virus. negri body like structures were demonstrated by seller's stain and direct immunofluorescence in the brain and salivary gland of the dead bat. the virus was isolated after intracerebral inoculation of homogenate of the bat brain, salivary gland or brown fat separately in new born mice. | 1980 | 7210163 |
| 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 |