Gong, H.; Chen, R.; Tan, S.; Wang, X.; Chen, J.; Zhang, Y.; Liao, M. Shrews (Soricidae) and Viruses Identified in Shrews. Preprints2023, 2023121642. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1642.v1
APA Style
Gong, H., Chen, R., Tan, S., Wang, X., Chen, J., Zhang, Y., & Liao, M. (2023). Shrews (Soricidae) and Viruses Identified in Shrews. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1642.v1
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Gong, H., Yuan-Long Zhang and Ming Liao. 2023 "Shrews (Soricidae) and Viruses Identified in Shrews" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1642.v1
Abstract
Shrews (Soricidae) are common small wild mammals with a significant overlap in their habitats with humans and domestic animals. Currently, viruses from 24 families have been identified in shrews, including Adenoviridae, Arenaviridae, Arteriviridae, Astroviridae, Bornaviridae, Caliciviridae, Circoviridae, Coronaviridae, Filoviridae, Flaviviridae, Hantaviridae, Hepadnaviridae, Hepeviridae, Nairoviridae, Orthoherpesviridae, Paramyxoviridae, Parvoviridae, Phenuiviridae, Picornaviridae, Polyomaviridae, Poxviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Sedoreoviridae, and Spinareoviridae, which pose potential threats to humans and domestic animals. This review compiled fundamental information about shrews and provided a comprehensive summary of the viruses that have been detected in shrews, with the aim to facilitating a deeper understanding of shrews and the diversity and risks of their viruses for researchers and the general public.
Keywords
shrew; virus; diversity; domestic animal; human
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Virology
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