Host-pathogen interactions of emerging zoonotic viruses: bats, humans and filoviruses.

Hood G., Carroll M.

This paper provides an overview of the phenomena of cross-species transmission of viruses (known as spillover), focusing on the highly pathogenic filovirus family and their natural reservoir: bats. It also describes the host-pathogen relationship of viruses and their reservoirs, in addition to humans, and discusses current theories of persistent infection.

DOI

10.1016/j.coviro.2024.101436

Type

Journal article

Journal

Current opinion in virology

Publication Date

11/2024

Addresses

Pandemic Sciences Institute & Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK. Electronic address: grace.hood@ndm.ox.ac.uk.

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