Kiwira Virus, a Newfound Hantavirus Discovered in Free-tailed Bats (Molossidae) in East and Central Africa

Kiwira Virus, a Newfound Hantavirus Discovered in Free-tailed Bats (Molossidae) in East and Central Africa

A novel hantavirus, named Kiwira virus, was molecularly detected in six Angolan free-tailed bats (<i>Mops condylurus</i>, family Molossidae) captured in Tanzania and in one free-tailed bat in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hantavirus RNA was found in different organs, with the highest...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Weiss, Lwitiho E. Sudi, Ariane Düx, Chacha D. Mangu, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Gabriel M. Shirima, Sophie Köndgen, Grit Schubert, Peter T. Witkowski, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Steve Ahuka, Boris Klempa, Fabian H. Leendertz, Detlev H. Krüger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
hantavirus
<i>Mobatvirus</i>
<i>Hantaviridae</i>
<i>Mops condylurus</i>
bat
phylogeny
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/11/2368

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