Novel paramyxoviruses in free-ranging European bats.

The zoonotic potential of paramyxoviruses is particularly demonstrated by their broad host range like the highly pathogenic Hendra and Nipah viruses originating from bats. But while so far all bat-borne paramyxoviruses have been identified in fruit bats across Africa, Australia, South America, and A...

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Main Authors: Andreas Kurth, Claudia Kohl, Annika Brinkmann, Arnt Ebinger, Jennifer A Harper, Lin-Fa Wang, Kristin Mühldorfer, Gudrun Wibbelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3380927?pdf=render