Continent-wide panmixia of an African fruit bat facilitates transmission of potentially zoonotic viruses

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dc.citation.volume4
dc.contributor.authorPeel AJ
dc.contributor.authorSargan DR
dc.contributor.authorBaker KS
dc.contributor.authorHayman DTS
dc.contributor.authorBarr JA
dc.contributor.authorCrameri G
dc.contributor.authorSuu-Ire R
dc.contributor.authorBroder CC
dc.contributor.authorLembo T
dc.contributor.authorWang L-F
dc.contributor.authorFooks AR
dc.contributor.authorRossiter SJ
dc.contributor.authorWood JLN
dc.contributor.authorCunningam AA
dc.date.available2013-11
dc.date.available2013-10-15
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum, is Africa’s most widely distributed and commonly hunted fruit bat, often living in close proximity to human populations. This species has been identified as a reservoir of potentially zoonotic viruses, but uncertainties remain regarding viral transmission dynamics and mechanisms of persistence. Here we combine genetic and serological analyses of populations across Africa, to determine the extent of epidemiological connectivity among E. helvum populations. Multiple markers reveal panmixia across the continental range, at a greater geographical scale than previously recorded for any other mammal, whereas populations on remote islands were genetically distinct. Multiple serological assays reveal antibodies to henipaviruses and Lagos bat virus in all locations, including small isolated island populations, indicating that factors other than population size and connectivity may be responsible for viral persistence. Our findings have potentially important public health implications, and highlight a need to avoid disturbances that may precipitate viral spillover.
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dc.identifierARTN 2770
dc.identifier.citationNATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2013, 4
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/ncomms3770
dc.identifier.elements-id220116
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/7462
dc.publisherMacMillan Publishers Ltd.
dc.relation.isPartOfNATURE COMMUNICATIONS
dc.titleContinent-wide panmixia of an African fruit bat facilitates transmission of potentially zoonotic viruses
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences/School of Veterinary Science
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