Highly Diverse Arenaviruses in Neotropical Bats, Brazil

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Bentim Goes, Luiz Gustavo ; Fischer, Carlo ; Almeida Campos, Angelica Cristine ; de Carvalho, Cristiano ; Moreira-Soto, Andres ; Ambar, Guilherme ; da Rosa, Adriana Ruckert ; de Oliveira, Debora Cardoso ; Jo, Wendy Karen ; Cruz-Neto, Ariovaldo P. ; Pedro, Wagner Andre ; Queiroz, Luzia Helena ; Minoprio, Paola ; Durigon, Edison L. ; Drexler, Jan Felix

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; v. 28, n. 12, p. 6-pg., 2022-12-01.

Abstract

We detected arenavirus RNA in 1.6% of 1,047 bats in Brazil that were sampled during 2007-2011. We identified Tacaribe virus in 2 Artibeus sp. bats and a new arenavirus species in Carollia perspicillata bats that we named Tiete mammarenavirus. Our results suggest that bats are an underrecognized arenavirus reservoir. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/15090-8 - Monitoring of influenza virus in bats from tropical and sub tropical region of Brazil
• Grantee: Angélica Cristine Góes de Almeida Campos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral