A novel genetically distinct Amdoparvovirus in Sorex araneus in the United Kingdom highlights an unexplored ancestral link
Tiernan Briggs, Dan Maskell, Dan Henderson, Courtney Graham, Bill Mansfield, David Jorge, Audra-Lynne D. Schlachter, Matthieu Bernard, Rebecca Callaway, Damian Osmond, Joan Amaya-Cuesta, Florian Pfaff, Henry F. Ashpitel, G. C. Smith, Yogesh Kumar Gupta, , Mirjam Schilling
The study identifies a novel amdoparvovirus in shrews, challenging the notion that these viruses are restricted to carnivores and highlighting the need for broader wildlife surveillance.
Virus Research · Apr 17, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology