@article{fdi:010075131,
  title = {{D}etection of novel astroviruses among rodents of {G}abon, {C}entral {A}frica},
  author = {{M}ombo, {I}. {M}. and {S}uquet, {E}. and {B}oundenga, {L}. and {M}veang-{N}zoghe, {A}. and {M}aganga-{M}boga, {C}. and {A}rnathau, {C}. and {S}idobre, {C}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric and {R}ougeron, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}stroviruses ({A}st{V}s) are mostly responsible for mild to severe gastroenteritis infections in humans and animals. {A}st{V}s infect a wide range of host species, have a large genetic diversity with different circulating variants and are thus a high zoonotic risk for human populations. {A}mong these host species, rodents are known to harbor several {A}st{V}s variants. {T}herefore, it is important to identify in rodent species which {A}st{V}s are circulating and evaluate their potential zoonotic risk for humans. {I}n this context, this study aimed to screen the presence of {A}st{V}s in 267 rodents trapped in 2012 in {F}ranceville and {M}akokou, two cities in {G}abon. {RNA} extracted from grinded intestines were used for the screening of {A}st{V}s by amplification of a conserved region of the {RNA} dependent {RNA} polymerase. {R}esults report the identification of {A}st{V}s in 12 individuals (4.6% rate), belonging to three different species including {R}attus rattus, {M}us musculus and {H}ybomys univittatus. {T}hese findings report the first identification of {A}st{V}s in {R}. rattus and {H}. univittatus. {T}he phylogenetic analyses indicate host specificity of rodents {A}st{V}s. {T}he absence of rodent {A}st{V}s within the human {A}st{V} {G}lade suggests a low rate of interspecies transmission of these viruses and consequently a low zoonotic risk.},
  keywords = {{A}strovirus ; {R}odent ; {E}pidemiology ; {Z}oonotic risk ; {G}abon ; {GABON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {68},
  numero = {},
  pages = {43--46},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2018.12.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075131},
}