Development of a reverse genetics system for Sosuga virus allows rapid screening of antiviral compounds.

Sosuga virus (SOSV) is a recently discovered zoonotic paramyxovirus isolated from a single human case in 2012; it has been ecologically and epidemiologically associated with transmission by the Egyptian rousette bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). Bats have long been recognized as sources of novel zoonotic...

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Main Authors: Stephen R Welch, Ayan K Chakrabarti, Lisa Wiggleton Guerrero, Harley M Jenks, Michael K Lo, Stuart T Nichol, Christina F Spiropoulou, César G Albariño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5862516?pdf=render