Serological Evidence of Multiple Zoonotic Viral Infections among Wild Rodents in Barbados

Serological Evidence of Multiple Zoonotic Viral Infections among Wild Rodents in Barbados

Background: Rodents are reservoirs for several zoonotic pathogens that can cause human infectious diseases, including orthohantaviruses, mammarenaviruses and orthopoxviruses. Evidence exists for these viruses circulating among rodents and causing human infections in the Americas, but much less evide...

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Main Authors: Kirk Osmond Douglas, Claire Cayol, Kristian Michael Forbes, Thelma Alafia Samuels, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Marquita Gittens-St. Hilaire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
orthohantavirus
infectious disease
Caribbean
zoonosis
biosecurity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/663

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