Henipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA.

ABSTRACT: RNA metagenomic analysis of tissues from 4 wild-caught northern short-tailed shrews in Alabama, USA, revealed a novel henipavirus (family Paramyxoviridae). Phylogenetic analysis supported the placement of the virus within the shrew henipavirus clade, related to human-infecting shrewborne henipaviruses. Our study results highlight the presence of henipavirus infections in North America.

SUBMITTER: Parry RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11845136 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature