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ArticleScientific reports2026

Detection of Wencheng shrew virus and cardiovirus from small mammals in Myanmar.

Julia E Paoli, Ohnmar Aung, Abigail A Lilak, Min Thein Maw, Nora G Cleary, Emily Watto, James Hassell, Ye Tun Win, Wai Zin Thein, Tierra Smiley Evans and 11 more

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21 authors.

Julia E PaoliOne Health Center of Excellence, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Ohnmar AungGlobal Health Program, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Abigail A LilakOne Health Center of Excellence, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Min Thein MawLivestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
Nora G ClearyOne Health Center of Excellence, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Emily WattoGlobal Health Program, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
James HassellGlobal Health Program, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Ye Tun WinLivestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
Wai Zin TheinLivestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
Tierra Smiley EvansOne Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Marc ValituttoGlobal Health Program, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Tracey GoldsteinOne Health Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Christine K JohnsonOne Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Jonna Ak MazetOne Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Robert FleischerCenter for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Nichelle VanTasselCenter for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
Kuttichantran SubramaniamEmerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Benjamin D AndersonOne Health Center of Excellence, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Michael E von FrickenOne Health Center of Excellence, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. mvonf@ufl.edu.
Carla N Mavian *One Health Center of Excellence, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. cmavian@ufl.edu.
Suzan Murray *One Health Center of Excellence, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Funding

United States Agency for International Development AID-OAA-A-14-00102 , GHN-A-OO-09-0001000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myanmar is one of the most biodiverse countries from a species perspective in Southeast Asia, yet there is minimal published data on zoonotic viruses in small mammals. From July 2017 to August 2018, wildlife sampling was conducted at human-animal interfaces at sites in the Yangon Region and Kayin State. To investigate virus diversity of commensal rodents and shrew, rectal swabs were collected from mice (Mus sp., N = 3), rats (Rattus norvegicus, N = 80; Rattus rattus, N = 6), and Southeast Asian shrews (Crocidura fuliginosa, N = 8). RNA was extracted from rectal swabs, made into cDNA, and subjected to metagenomic next-generation sequencing followed by phylogenetic analysis for virus identification and taxonomic placement. The study provides the first detection of Wencheng shrew virus (WESV) in Myanmar and the first report in C. fuliginosa. A novel member of the genus Cardiovirus was also detected in R. norvegicus and clustered with Cardiovirus theileri sequences previously identified in wild rats from China. Further characterization of viruses circulating in small mammals will help inform public health officials of potential zoonotic risks in a region with virus surveillance gaps and ongoing land use change which may be increasing the risk of zoonotic disease emergence.

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ShrewsAnimalsMiceMyanmarPhylogenyRatsAlphacoronavirusCardiovirusCommensal rodentsMetagenomicsMyanmarShrews

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