Targeting surveillance for zoonotic virus discovery.

ABSTRACT: We analyzed a database of mammal-virus associations to ask whether surveillance targeting diseased animals is the best strategy to identify potentially zoonotic pathogens. Although a mixed healthy and diseased animal surveillance strategy is generally best, surveillance of apparently healthy animals would likely maximize zoonotic virus discovery potential for bats and rodents.

SUBMITTER: Levinson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3649003 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature