Enterovirus Sequence Data Obtained from Primate Samples in Central Africa Suggest a High Prevalence of Enteroviruses.
Ipos Ngay LukusaJean-Michel TakuoChristelle Lumbu BanzaJoseph Le Doux DiffoPlacide Mbala KingebeniNkom F NtumviJoseph Atibu LosomaUbald TamoufeAmethyst GillisMatthew LeBretonJames AyukekbongDamien O JolyBrad S SchneiderCorina MonaginMaria MakuwaNathan D WolfeEdward M RubinJean-Jacques Muyembe-TamfumChristian E LangePublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2021)
Enteroviruses infect humans and animals and can cause disease, and some may be transmitted across species barriers. We tested Central African wildlife and found Enterovirus RNA in primates (17) and rodents (2). Some sequences were very similar, while others were dissimilar to known species, highlighting the underexplored enterovirus diversity in wildlife.