Viruses . Bat Influenza Viruses: Current Status and Perspective

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Viruses


. 2021 Mar 25;13(4):547.
doi: 10.3390/v13040547.
Bat Influenza Viruses: Current Status and Perspective


Wenyu Yang ^{1 2} , Tony Schountz ³ , Wenjun Ma ^{1 2}



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• PMID: 33805956
• DOI: 10.3390/v13040547

Abstract

Bats are natural reservoirs for many viruses, including several that are zoonotic. Two unusual H17N10 and H18N11 influenza viruses have been found in New World bats. Although neither of these viruses have been isolated, infectious clone technology has permitted significant progress to understand their biology, which include unique features compared to all other known influenza A viruses. In addition, an H9N2-like influenza A virus was isolated from Old World bats and it shows similar characteristics of normal influenza A viruses. In this review, current status and perspective on influenza A viruses identified in bats is reviewed and discussed.

Keywords: bat influenza viruses; perspective; virus replication in vitro and in vivo; zoonotic potential.