Origins and evolutionary trajectories of morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats
Wendy Karen Jo, Andrés Moreira‐Soto, Angélica Cristine de Almeida Campos, Luiz Gustavo Bentim Góes, Maria Angélica Mares-Guia, Andrea Rasche, Ana María Bispo de Filippis, Gabriela Hernández-Mora, Sham Nambulli, Daniel G. Streicker, William Paul Duprex, Jan Felix Drexler
The paper identifies six divergent morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats and NHPs, showing their role in evolutionary diversification and potential zoonotic risk.
bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology