Viruses, Vol. 15, Pages 790: One Health Surveillance Highlights Circulation of Viruses with Zoonotic Potential in Bats, Pigs, and Humans in Viet Nam

Viruses, Vol. 15, Pages 790: One Health Surveillance Highlights Circulation of Viruses with Zoonotic Potential in Bats, Pigs, and Humans in Viet Nam Viruses doi: 10.3390/v15030790 Authors: Alice Latinne Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga Nguyen Van Long Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Hoang Bich Thuy PREDICT Consortium PREDICT Consortium Nguyen Van Long Pham Thanh Long Nguyen Thanh Phuong Le Tin Vinh Quang Nguyen Tung Vu Sinh Nam Vu Trong Duoc Nguyen Duc Thinh Randal Schoepp Keersten Ricks Ken Inui Pawin Padungtod Christine K. Johnson Jonna A. K. Mazet Chris Walzer Sarah H. Olson Amanda E. Fine A One Health cross-sectoral surveillance approach was implemented to screen biological samples from bats, pigs, and humans at high-risk interfaces for zoonotic viral spillover for five viral families with zoonotic potential in Viet Nam. Over 1600 animal and human samples from bat guano harvesting sites, natural bat roosts, and pig farming operations were tested for coronaviruses (CoVs), paramyxoviruses, influenza viruses, filoviruses and flaviviruses using consensus PCR assays. Human samples were also tested using immunoassays to detect antibodies against eight virus groups. Significant viral diversity, including CoVs closely related to ancestors of pig pathogens, was detected in bats roosting at the human–animal interfaces, illustrating the high risk for CoV spillover from bats to pigs in Viet Nam, where pig density is very high. Season and repro...
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