First report of Matryoshka RNA virus in an African-European migrant bird.

ABSTRACT: Viruses are diverse biological entities found virtually in all environments on Earth. Their association with parasitic protozoans was shown in the late 1980's, followed by evidence that these viruses can influence the treatment of infections as well as influence parasite virulence. Recently, Matryoshka RNA viruses (MaRNAV) were discovered in Plasmodium vivax infected patients in Malaysia, as well as in species of the closely related avian haemosporidian genera Leucocytozoon and Haemoproteus in Oceania and North America. However, they have not been reported in other continents so far. The aim of this study was thus to screen haemosporidian infected European birds (African migrants and residents) for the presence of MaRNAV. Whole blood samples from wild birds were collected in Lithuania in M

SUBMITTER: Duc M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878896 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature