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ArticleScientific reports2024

A novel hantavirus identified in bats (Carollia perspicillata) in Brazil.

Mike Barbosa Dos Santos, Nádia Koide Albuquerque, Sandro Patroca da Silva, Fábio Silva da Silva, Daniel Damous Dias, Samira Brito Mendes, Taciana Fernandes Souza Barbosa Coelho, Maria Claudene Barros, Ana Cecília Ribeiro Cruz

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mike Barbosa Dos Santos *Arbovirology and Hemorragic Fever Department, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, Pará, 67030-000, Brazil.
Nádia Koide Albuquerque *Federal University of Pará, Institute of Biologic Science, Belém, Pará, 66075-750, Brazil.
Sandro Patroca da Silva *Arbovirology and Hemorragic Fever Department, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, Pará, 67030-000, Brazil.
Fábio Silva da Silva *Arbovirology and Hemorragic Fever Department, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, Pará, 67030-000, Brazil.
Daniel Damous Dias *Arbovirology and Hemorragic Fever Department, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, Pará, 67030-000, Brazil.
Samira Brito Mendes *Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, State University of Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, 650-8805, Brazil.
Taciana Fernandes Souza Barbosa Coelho *Arbovirology and Hemorragic Fever Department, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, Pará, 67030-000, Brazil.
Maria Claudene Barros *Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, State University of Maranhão, Caxias, Maranhão, 65604-380, Brazil.
Ana Cecília Ribeiro Cruz *Arbovirology and Hemorragic Fever Department, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, Pará, 67030-000, Brazil. anacecilia@iec.gov.br.
Instituto Evandro Chagas · BRUniversidade Estadual do Maranhão · BRUniversidade Federal do Pará · BR

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 314522/2021-02Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 8887.510220/2020-00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bats play an essential role in maintaining ecosystems. Their unique characteristics increase the likelihood of interactions with various species, making them a potential source for the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. Hantaviruses are continuously expanding their range of hosts. This study presents the identification of a partial genome associated with Hantavirus in samples collected from neotropical bats. We conducted a metagenomic study using samples from Carollia perspicillata in Maranhão, Brazil. Tissue fragments were used for RNA extraction and subsequent sequencing. The resulting data was subjected to bioinformatic analysis. A sequence showing an identity of 72.86% with the L gene in the reference genome was obtained. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the study sequence, denoted as Buritiense, clustering within the Mobatvirus clade. The intragroup analysis showed a broader dispersion and were markedly asymmetric. This observation suggests the possibility that Buritiense could potentially represent a new species within the bat-borne hantaviruses, but further analyses are needed to provide additional insights if bats plays a role as reservoirs and the potential for transmission to human populations.

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ChiropteraOrthohantavirusRNA VirusesAnimalsBrazilEcosystemPhylogeny

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PMID38491115
PMCPMC10943075
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