Henipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA

Henipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA

RNA metagenomic analysis of tissues from 4 wild-caught northern short-tailed shrews in Alabama, USA, revealed a novel henipavirus (family Paramyxoviridae). Phylogenetic analysis supported the placement of the virus within the shrew henipavirus clade, related to human-infecting shrewborne henipaviru...

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Main Authors: Rhys H. Parry, KayLene Y.H. Yamada, Wendy R. Hood, Yang Zhao, Jinlong Y. Lu, Andrei Seluanov, Vera Gorbunova, Naphak Modhiran, Daniel Watterson, Ariel Isaacs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Henipavirus
northern short-tailed shrew
Blarina brevicauda
Alabama
viruses
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/24-1155_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/2/24-1155_article

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