Viruses, Vol. 14, Pages 2234: Diversity and Genetic Characteristics of Astroviruses from Animals in Yunnan Province

This study collected 860 samples from 13 species of animals in Yunnan province for AstVs detection. The results showed that the positive rate of AstVs was 6.05%, and its extremely high genetic diversity was observed in different animal species. Potential cross-species transmission events were also detected from rodents to birds. Therefore, AstVs, which are widely distributed with highly diverse genes and the risk of cross-species transmission to people, deserve more attention in this region.

Source: Viruses - October 12, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Xingyu Huang Jiuxuan Zhou Yutong Hou Rui Wang Qian Li Yixuan Wang Ruiling Yuan Peng Chen Binghui Wang Xueshan Xia Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research