Common Themes in Zoonotic Spillover and Disease Emergence: Lessons Learned from Bat- and Rodent-Borne RNA Viruses

Common Themes in Zoonotic Spillover and Disease Emergence: Lessons Learned from Bat- and Rodent-Borne RNA Viruses

Rodents (order Rodentia), followed by bats (order Chiroptera), comprise the largest percentage of living mammals on earth. Thus, it is not surprising that these two orders account for many of the reservoirs of the zoonotic RNA viruses discovered to date. The spillover of these viruses from wildlife...

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Main Authors: Evan P. Williams, Briana M. Spruill-Harrell, Mariah K. Taylor, Jasper Lee, Ashley V. Nywening, Zemin Yang, Jacob H. Nichols, Jeremy V. Camp, Robert D. Owen, Colleen B. Jonsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
spillover
zoonosis
RNA viruses
bats
rodents
outbreak
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1509

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