Cross-species virus transmission found in several species of small furry animals
Credit: Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.08.029 Research led by multiple institutions in China has examined how small, furry, viral vectors affect the spread and evolution of viruses. They report the identification of 669 viruses, including 534 novel viruses, greatly expanding our knowledge of the mammalian virome, including previously unknown coronaviruses and orthorubulaviruses. In their paper, “Host