@article{fdi:010062349,
  title = {{H}ighly diverse morbillivirus-related paramyxoviruses in wild fauna of the {S}outhwestern {I}ndian {O}cean {I}slands : evidence of exchange between introduced and endemic small mammals},
  author = {{W}ilkinson, {D}. {A}. and {M}elade, {J}. and {D}ietrich, {M}. and {R}amasindrazana, {B}. and {S}oarimalala, {V}. and {L}agadec, {E}. and le {M}inter, {G}. and {T}ortosa, {P}. and {H}eraud, {J}. {M}. and de {L}amballerie, {X}avier and {G}oodman, {S}. {M}. and {D}ellagi, {K}oussay and {P}ascalis, {H}erv{\'e}},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {P}aramyxoviridae form an increasingly diverse viral family, infecting a wide variety of different hosts. {I}n recent years, they have been linked to disease emergence in many different animal populations and in humans. {B}ats and rodents have been identified as major animal populations capable of harboring paramyxoviruses, and host shifting between these animals is likely to be an important driving factor in the underlying evolutionary processes that eventually lead to disease emergence. {H}ere, we have studied paramyxovirus circulation within populations of endemic and introduced wild small mammals of the southwestern {I}ndian {O}cean region and belonging to four taxonomic orders: {R}odentia, {A}frosoricida, {S}oricomorpha, and {C}hiroptera. {W}e report elevated infection levels as well as widespread paramyxovirus dispersal and frequent host exchange of a newly emerging genus of the {P}aramyxoviridae, currently referred to as the unclassified morbillivirus-related viruses ({UMRV}s). {I}n contrast to other genera of the {P}aramyxoviridae, where bats have been shown to be a key host species, we show that rodents (and, in particular, {R}attus rattus) are significant spreaders of {UMRV}s. {W}e predict that the ecological particularities of the southwestern {I}ndian {O}cean, where small mammal species often live in densely packed, multispecies communities, in combination with the increasing invasion of {R}. rattus and perturbations of endemic animal communities by active anthropological development, will have a major influence on the dynamics of {UMRV} infection. {IMPORTANCE} {I}dentification of the infectious agents that circulate within wild animal reservoirs is essential for several reasons: (i) infectious disease outbreaks often originate from wild fauna; (ii) anthropological expansion increases the risk of contact between human and animal populations and, as a result, the risk of disease emergence; (iii) evaluation of pathogen reservoirs helps in elaborating preventive measures to limit the risk of disease emergence. {M}any paramyxoviruses for which bats and rodents serve as major reservoirs have demonstrated their potential to cause disease in humans and animals. {I}n the context of the biodiversity hot spot of southwestern {I}ndian {O}cean islands and their rich endemic fauna, we show that highly diverse {UMRV}s exchange between various endemic animal species, and their dissemination likely is facilitated by the introduced {R}attus rattus. {H}ence, many members of the {P}aramyxoviridae appear well adapted for the study of the viral phylodynamics that may be associated with disease emergence.},
  keywords = {{MADAGASCAR} ; {SEYCHELLES} ; {COMORES} ; {REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {V}irology},
  volume = {88},
  numero = {15},
  pages = {8268--8277},
  ISSN = {0022-538{X}},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1128/jvi.01211-14},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062349},
}