1.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(12): 2528-2533, 2022 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36417964
ABSTRACT
We detected arenavirus RNA in 1.6% of 1,047 bats in Brazil that were sampled during 2007-2011. We identified Tacaribe virus in 2 Artibeus sp. bats and a new arenavirus species in Carollia perspicillata bats that we named Tietê mammarenavirus. Our results suggest that bats are an underrecognized arenavirus reservoir.
Subject(s)
Arenavirus , Chiroptera , Animals , Arenavirus/genetics , Brazil/epidemiology
2.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(2): 333-337, 2019 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30666923
ABSTRACT
Screening of 533 bats for influenza A viruses showed subtype HL18NL11 in intestines of 2 great fruit-eating bats (Artibeus lituratus). High concentrations suggested fecal shedding. Genomic characterizations revealed conservation of viral genes across different host species, countries, and sampling years, suggesting a conserved cellular receptor and wide-ranging occurrence of bat influenza A viruses.