biostudies-literatureParry RHNIA NIH HHS392-394https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11845136biostudies-literatureUnknown31(2)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.Emerging infectious diseasesHenipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA.PMC11845136P01 AG047200Lu JYWatterson DIsaacs AHood WRModhiran NGorbunova VYamada KYHParry RHZhao YSeluanov AfalseHenipavirus in Northern Short-Tailed Shrew, Alabama, USA.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.2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Feb2026-06-03T04:51:08.499Z2025-04-04T00:16:20.425ZS-EPMC118451363998368910.3201/eid3102.241155