Virome of Terrestrial Mammals and Bats from Southern Brazil: Circulation of New Putative Members of the <i>Togaviridae</i> Family and Other Findings.

ABSTRACT: The surveillance of wildlife viromes is essential for identifying zoonotic threats within the One Health framework. This study analyzed rectal and oral swabs from 88 individuals representing 13 species as felids, wild rodents, marsupials and non-human primates in Southern Brazil using metagenomic sequencing. Akodon montensis (n = 15 individuals) and Coendou spinosus (n = 4) harbored Chikungunya virus (ChikV, Togaviridae), marking its first detection in these hosts. Molossus molossus (n = 17) presented Coronaviridae and Orthoherpesviridae, while Eptesicus furinalis (n = 1) also carried Coronaviridae. A broad virome diversity, including Togaviridae and Adenoviridae members, was identified in Didelphis albiventris (n = 43),

SUBMITTER: Matos JSS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12030598 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature