| 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 |
| xi river virus, a new bat reovirus isolated in southern china. | nelson bay orthoreovirus (nbv) is a species in the genus orthoreovirus, family reoviridae, containing 4, possibly 5, members. here, we report a putative sixth member, xi river virus (xrv), isolated from fruit bats collected in a location near the xi river, guangdong province, china. this virus showed the same electron microscopic morphology as nbv, fusogenic cpe, and a 10-segmented double-strand rna genome, as well as high sequence identity to nbv members. it is the first bat reovirus isolated i ... | 2010 | 20495835 |
| bats: important reservoir hosts of emerging viruses. | bats (order chiroptera, suborders megachiroptera ["flying foxes"] and microchiroptera) are abundant, diverse, and geographically widespread. these mammals provide us with resources, but their importance is minimized and many of their populations and species are at risk, even threatened or endangered. some of their characteristics (food choices, colonial or solitary nature, population structure, ability to fly, seasonal migration and daily movement patterns, torpor and hibernation, life span, roo ... | 2006 | 16847084 |