Insect-specific Alphamesonivirus-1 (Mesoniviridae) in lymph node and lung tissues from two horses with acute respiratory syndrome
Lucija Jurišić, Heidi Auerswald, Maurilia Marcacci, Francesca Di Giallonardo, Laureen M. Coetzee, Valentina Curini, Daniela Averaimo, Ayda Susana Ortiz-Báez, Cesare Cammà, Giovanni Di Teodoro, Jüergen A. Richt, Edward Charles Holmes, Alessio Lorusso
This paper reports the first detection of Alphamesonivirus-1 in mammals, specifically horses with acute respiratory syndrome, challenging the belief that mesoniviruses are insect-specific.
Journal of Virology · Jan 24, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology