| Literature DB >> 25497353 |
Alessio Lorusso1, Liana Teodori2, Alessandra Leone2, Maurilia Marcacci2, Iolanda Mangone2, Massimiliano Orsini2, Andrea Capobianco-Dondona2, Cesare Camma'2, Federica Monaco2, Giovanni Savini2.
Abstract
A novel member of the Pteropine Orthoreovirus species has been isolated and sequenced for the whole genome from flying foxes (Pteropus vampyrus) imported to Italy from Indonesia. The new isolate named Indonesia/2010 is genetically similar to Melaka virus which has been the first virus of this species to be shown to be responsible for human respiratory disease. Our findings highlight the importance of flying foxes as vectors of potentially zoonotic viruses and the biological hazard that lies in the import of animals from geographical areas that are ecologically diverse from Europe.Entities:
Keywords: Fruit bats; Italy; Pteropine Orthoreovirus
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25497353 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.12.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Genet Evol ISSN: 1567-1348 Impact factor: 3.342