Virome characterization and identification of a putative parvovirus and poxvirus in bat ectoparasites of Yunnan Province, China

Ectoparasites found on bats are known to contain important microbes. However, the viruses hosted by these obligate parasites are understudied. This has led to the near oversight of the potential role of these ectoparasites in virus maintenance and transmission from bats to other interacting species...

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Main Authors: Alexander Tendu, Yakhouba Kane, Ruiya Li, Victor Omondi, Xing Chen, Yanhua Chen, Emilio Mastriani, Jiaming Lan, Alice Catherine Hughes, Nicolas Berthet, Gary Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:One Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423001611