Wendy Jo

Identifying an evolutionary origin for morbilliviruses in bats - Nature Microbiology Investigations in wild bats and non-human primates in Brazil and Costa Rica reveal diverse morbillivirus ecology in neotropical bats and evidence for host jumps.

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Investigations in wild bats and non-human primates in Brazil and Costa Rica reveal diverse morbillivirus ecology in neotropical bats and evidence for host jumps.

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Ecology and evolutionary trajectories of morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats - Nature Microbiology Investigations in wild bats and non-human primates in Brazil and Costa Rica inform about diverse Morbillivirus ecology in neotropical bats and host jumps, and about zoonotic potential of morbillivirus...

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Ecology and evolutionary trajectories of morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats spearheaded by @wendykjo.bsky.social

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Our results highlight the urgent need for surveillance and risk assessment of these viruses, especially as we learn more about their capacity for host shifts.

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Over 14 years of fieldwork in Brazil and Costa Rica, we uncovered divergent morbilliviruses in bats and non-human primates, some showing systemic infections and intriguing cross-species potential.

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Ecology and evolutionary trajectories of morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats - Nature Microbiology Investigations in wild bats and non-human primates in Brazil and Costa Rica inform about diverse Morbillivirus ecology in neotropical bats and host jumps, and about zoonotic potential of morbillivirus...

Excited to share our latest research exploring #morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats in #NatureMicrobiology.

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The northern three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta) hosts ancestors of human hepatitis E virus.

Human hepatitis E virus likely originated in hooved animals such as pigs or camels—but the virus ultimately came from small mammals such as rodents. According to the authors, increased surveillance of rodent-associated hepeviruses is needed.

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Our findings emphasize the need for increased surveillance in globally understudied species and regions.

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It also highlights rodents as key sources of host jumps (including between animal orders).

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Our evolutionary reconstructions showed that rodent-associated hepeviruses are evolutionary ancestors of hepatitis E viruses infecting humans and hoofed animals.

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We uncovered genetically divergent hepeviruses in rodents, shrews, and bats by data mining and fieldwork.

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I am excited to share our latest study on the evolutionary origins of hepeviruses, which include hepatitis E virus. #PNAS

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