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😲 Two recent studies from China look at the truly wide diversity of RNA viruses found in ticks.
"Extensive diversity of RNA viruses in ticks revealed by metagenomics in northeastern China"
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011017
"Metavirome of 31 tick species provides a compendium of 1,801 RNA virus genomes"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01275-w
A lot of insights in these two studies, so I'll just point out a few things that I personally found interesting.
#virology @virology #RNA #virus #virome #InfectiousDisease
😲 Two recent studies from China look at the truly wide diversity of RNA viruses found in ticks.
"Extensive diversity of RNA viruses in ticks revealed by metagenomics in northeastern China"
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011017
"Metavirome of 31 tick species provides a compendium of 1,801 RNA virus genomes"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01275-w
A lot of insights in these two studies, so I'll just point out a few things that I personally found interesting.
#virology @virology #RNA #virus #virome #InfectiousDisease
Extensive diversity of RNA viruses in ticks revealed by metagenomics in northeastern China
Author summary Ticks are important vectors to transmit many infectious agents. In recent years, many novel tick-borne viruses associated with human illness, including Alongshan virus, Songling virus, and Beiji nairovirus, have been identified in nort…doi.org