Coronavirus surveillance of wildlife in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic detects viral RNA in rodents

Coronaviruses can become zoonotic, as in the case of COVID-19, and hunting, sale, and consumption of wild animals in Southeast Asia increases the risk for such incidents. We sampled and tested rodents (851) and other mammals and found betacoronavirus RNA in 12 rodents. The sequences belong to two se...

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Autores principales: McIver, David J., Silithammavong, Soubanh, Theppangna, Watthana, Gillis, Amethyst, Douangngeun, Bounlom, Khammavong, Kongsy, Singhalath, Sinpakone, Duong, Veasna, Buchy, Philippe, Olson, Sarah H., Keatts, Lucy, Fine, Amanda E., Greatorex, Zoe, Gilbert, Martin, LeBreton, Matthew, Saylors, Karen, Joly, Damien O., Rubin, Edward M., Lange, Christian E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2020
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7265875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32488616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04683-7
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Sumario:Coronaviruses can become zoonotic, as in the case of COVID-19, and hunting, sale, and consumption of wild animals in Southeast Asia increases the risk for such incidents. We sampled and tested rodents (851) and other mammals and found betacoronavirus RNA in 12 rodents. The sequences belong to two separate genetic clusters and are closely related to those of known rodent coronaviruses detected in the region and distantly related to those of human coronaviruses OC43 and HKU1. Considering the close human-wildlife contact with many species in and beyond the region, a better understanding of virus diversity is urgently needed for the mitigation of future risks. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s00705-020-04683-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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