title: A new member of the Pteropine Orthoreovirus species isolated from fruit bats imported to Italy.
abstract: A novel member of the Pteropine Orthoreovirus species has been isolated and sequenced for the whole genome from flying foxes (Pteropus vampyrus) imported to Italy from Indonesia. The new isolate named Indonesia/2010 is genetically similar to Melaka virus which has been the first virus of this species to be shown to be responsible for human respiratory disease. Our findings highlight the importance of flying foxes as vectors of potentially zoonotic viruses and the biological hazard that lies in the import of animals from geographical areas that are ecologically diverse from Europe.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy. Electronic address: a.lorusso@izs.it.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Liana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teodori
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurilia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcacci
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Iolanda
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mangone
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orsini
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capobianco-Dondona
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Camma'
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monaco
authors.affiliation: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise, IZSAM, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007558:Italy; D018165:Orthoreovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000821:virology
keywords: Fruit bats; Italy; Pteropine Orthoreovirus