Infection of neotropical non-human primates with bat deltaviruses
Felix Lehmann, Andrés Moreira‐Soto, Maria Angélica Mares-Guia, Alejandro Alfaro-Alarcón, Camila Vieira Molina, Ianei Oliveira Carneiro, Breno Frederico de Carvalho Dominguez Souza, Aroldo José Borges Carneiro, Gabriela Hernández-Mora, Dieter Glebe, Angélica Cristine de Almeida Campos, Carlos Roberto Franke, Edison Luíz Durigon, Ana María Bispo de Filippis, Jan Felix Drexler
This study detects deltaviruses in neotropical non-human primates and finds phylogenetic links to vampire bats, suggesting cross-order host shifts and a zoonotic origin for hepatitis D virus.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology