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Articles by B.R. Ansil
229E- and NL63-like coronaviruses in phyllostomid bats, Belize
Abstract We report novel and previously identified alphacoronavirus (α-CoV) diversity in three phyllostomid bat species (Desmodus rotundus, Carollia sowelli, and Sturnira parvidens) in Belize. Phylogenetic analysis suggests strong similarity between two Neotropical bat α-CoV lineages and human CoVs (229E and NL63) compared to prior bat α-CoVs. Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest.
Identification of distinct rodent-associated adenovirus lineages from a mixed-use landscape in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot
Abstract Shifts in land-use patterns and increased human-livestock-wildlife interactions have generated numerous possibilities for pathogen spillover. This demands increased efforts of pathogen surveillance in wildlife, especially in changing landscapes with high biodiversity. We investigated adenovirus diversity in small mammals, an understudied host taxon, from a forest-plantation mosaic in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot.
Host-pathogen-vector continuum in a changing landscape: Drivers of Bartonella prevalence and evidence of historic spillover in a multi-host community
Abstract Small mammals and their ectoparasites present a unique system to investigate the eco–epidemiology of multi–host vector–borne pathogens and identify specific bacterial spillover determinants. We applied ecological and evolutionary analyses in a rainforest–human–use mosaic to investigate Bartonella spp. across small mammal and ectoparasite communities. We observed substantial overlap among small mammal communities in different habitat types, predominantly driven by habitat generalists.
Host-pathogen-vector continuum in a changing landscape: Drivers of Bartonella prevalence and evidence of historic spillover in a tropical multi-host community | bioRxiv
Abstract Our understanding of pathogen spillover is largely based on viral systems associated with bats. Bacterial infections of zoonotic origin also pose a significant public health burden, many of which are associated with small mammals like rodents that live abundantly among humans.
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