Identification of coronaviruses in bats and rodents in northern and central Argentina.
Arch Virol
; 168(3): 78, 2023 Feb 05.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36740659
ABSTRACT
Due to the present pandemic situation and the many animal species that are epidemiologically involved, there has been a surge of renewed interest in investigating the coronavirus (CoV) population circulating in wildlife, especially bats and rodents, which are potential reservoirs of new human pathogens. In Argentina, information about the viruses present in these mammals is very limited. To investigate the presence of coronaviruses in this country, we obtained 457 samples from hematophagous, insectivorous, and frugivorous bats and rodents from two regions of Argentina. We report here the detection of alphacoronavirus sequences in three groups of bats as well as in rodents. Phylogenetic analysis showed the closest relationships to alphacoronaviruses from Brazil.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Chiroptera
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Coronavirus Infections
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Coronavirus
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Alphacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Argentina
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Virol
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina