A century-old museum sample reveals abandavirus with modern day presence in northernEuropean bats
Udo Gieraths, Jörn Beheim-Schwarzbach, Matthew J. Pickin, Annika Beyer, Lineke Begeman, Bernd Hoffmann, Kore Schlottau, Martin Beer, Rainer G. Ulrich, Thomas Müller, Conrad M. Freuling, Tiina Mauno, Marco W. G. van de Bildt, Vera C. Mols, Victor M. Corman, , Christian Drosten
This study recovers an ancient Bandavirus genome from a 1919 bat sample and identifies its modern presence in European bats, showing its ability to block interferon induction.
Virus Evolution · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology