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ArticleViruses2021

First Detection of Bat Astroviruses (BtAstVs) among Bats in Poland: The Genetic BtAstVs Diversity Reveals Multiple Co-Infection of Bats with Different Strains.

Anna Orłowska, Marcin Smreczak, Patrycja Potyrało, Arkadiusz Bomba, Paweł Trębas, Jerzy Rola

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna OrłowskaDepartment of Virology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5781-115X
Marcin SmreczakDepartment of Virology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5957-846X
Patrycja PotyrałoDepartment of Virology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland.
Arkadiusz BombaDepartment of Omics Analyses, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland.
Paweł TrębasDepartment of Virology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland.
Jerzy RolaDepartment of Virology, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, Poland.
National Veterinary Research Institute · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAstroviruses (AstVs) are common pathogens of a wide range of animal hosts, including mammals and avians, causing gastrointestinal diseases, mainly gastroenteritis and diarrhea. They prompt a significant health problem in newborns and young children and economic losses in the poultry sector and mink farms. Recent studies revealed a growing number of bat species carrying astroviruses with a noticeable prevalence and diversity. Here, we demonstrate the first detection of bat astroviruses (BtAstVs) circulating in the population of insectivorous bats in the territory of Poland.

resultsGenetically diverse BtAstVs (n = 18) were found with a varying degree of bat species specificity in five out of 15 bat species in Poland previously recognized as BtAstV hosts. Astroviral RNA was found in 12 out of 98 (12.2%, 95% CI 7.1-20.2) bat intestines, six bat kidneys (6.1%, 95% CI 2.8-12.7) and two bat livers (2.0%, 95% CI 0.4-7.1). Deep sequencing of the astroviral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) region revealed co-infections in five single bat individuals with highly distinct astrovirus strains.

conclusionsThe detection of highly distinct bat astroviruses in Polish bats favors virus recombination and the generation of novel divergent AstVs and creates a potential risk of virus transmission to domestic animals and humans in the country. These findings provide a new insight into molecular epidemiology, prevalence of astroviruses in European bat populations and the risk of interspecies transmission to other animals including humans.

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AnimalsAstroviridae InfectionsChiropteraCoinfectionGenetic VariationMamastrovirusPhylogenyPolandPrevalenceRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseRNA, ViralRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseRNA, ViralastrovirusesbatsphylogeneticsPolandprevalence

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PMID33499328
PMCPMC7911471
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