Alexandre Sita, Gabriela Espíndola Birlem, Deivid de Souza da Silva, Gabriela Mattos Possamai, Karla Petry, Paula Rodrigues de Almeida, Larissa Mallmann, Janaína Franciele Stein, Meriane Demoliner, Juliana Schons Gularte, Alana Witt Hansen, André Alberto Witt, Caroline Rigotto, Juliane Deise Fleck, Fernando Rosado Spilki, Daniela Tonini da Rocha, Matheus Nunes Weber
Bat-borne viruses may affect public health and the global economy. These mammals have a wide geographical distribution and unique biological, physiological, and immunogenic characteristics, allowing the dissemination of many known and unknown viruses. Enteric viruses, such as adeno (AdV) and rotaviruses, are recognized as the main causative agents of disease and outbreaks. In the present study, the presence of viruses from Adenoviridae and Reoviridae families was evaluated in molossid, phyllostomid, and vespertilionid bats captured in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, between September 2021 and July 2022...
March 26, 2024: Food and Environmental Virology