New flu virus found in bats
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H18N11 is the second influenza A virus to be identified in bats, and both were found by a team led by Ruben Donis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. The team found huge genetic diversity in bat influenza A viruses: four of eight bat viral gene segments harboured more genetic variation than did corresponding viral segments in other mammals and birds combined. Blood analyses also revealed that H18N11 infects several bat species.
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New flu virus found in bats. Nature 503, 169 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/503169e
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/503169e