Bat Flies of the Family <i>Streblidae</i> (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) Host Relatives of Medically and Agriculturally Important “Bat-Associated” Viruses

Bat flies (Hippoboscoidea: <i>Nycteribiidae</i> and <i>Streblidae</i>) are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites of bats. We collected streblid bat flies from the New World (México) and the Old World (Uganda), and used metagenomics to identify their viruses. In México, we foun...

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Main Authors: María M. Ramírez-Martínez, Andrew J. Bennett, Christopher D. Dunn, Thomas M. Yuill, Tony L. Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/5/860

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