| wild terrestrial rainforest mammals as potential reservoirs for flaviviruses (yellow fever, dengue 2 and st louis encephalitis viruses) in french guiana. | a serological survey for yellow fever virus (yfv), dengue 2 virus (denv-2), and st louis encephalitis virus (slev) was undertaken using a seroneutralization technique in 27 wild forest mammal species (574 individuals) in french guiana. evidence of yellow fever infection was observed in 10 species, with high prevalence recorded in howler monkey (18%) and agouti (20%). antibodies against denv-2 and slev were found sporadically in various species. this potential host diversity and the range of pote ... | 2004 | 15138077 |
| 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 |