| 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 |
| henipavirus and tioman virus antibodies in pteropodid bats, madagascar. | specimens were obtained from the 3 malagasy fruit bats, pteropus rufus, eidolon dupreanum, and rousettus madagascariensis. antibodies against nipah, hendra, and tioman viruses were detected by immunoassay in 23 and by serum neutralization tests in 3 of 427 serum samples, which suggests that related viruses have circulated in madagascar. | 2007 | 17370536 |