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Genomic Characterization of a Relative of Mumps Virus in Lesser Dawn Bats of Southeast Asia.
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Viruses [Viruses] 2023 Feb 28; Vol. 15 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 28. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The importance of genomic surveillance on emerging diseases continues to be highlighted with the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Here, we present an analysis of a new bat-borne mumps virus (MuV) in a captive colony of lesser dawn bats ( Eonycteris spelaea ). This report describes an investigation of MuV-specific data originally collected as part of a longitudinal virome study of apparently healthy, captive lesser dawn bats in Southeast Asia (BioProject ID PRJNA561193) which was the first report of a MuV-like virus, named dawn bat paramyxovirus (DbPV), in bats outside of Africa. More in-depth analysis of these original RNA sequences in the current report reveals that the new DbPV genome shares only 86% amino acid identity with the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of its closest relative, the African bat-borne mumps virus (AbMuV). While there is no obvious immediate cause for concern, it is important to continue investigating and monitoring bat-borne MuVs to determine the risk of human infection.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1999-4915
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Viruses
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36992368
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/v15030659