[HTML][HTML] PIWIs go viral: arbovirus-derived piRNAs in vector mosquitoes

P Miesen, J Joosten, RP van Rij - PLoS pathogens, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Vector mosquitoes are responsible for transmission of the majority of arthropod-borne (arbo-
) viruses. Virus replication in these vectors needs to be sufficiently high to permit efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Endogenous viruses: Connecting recent and ancient viral evolution

P Aiewsakun, A Katzourakis - Virology, 2015 - Elsevier
The rapid rates of viral evolution allow us to reconstruct the recent history of viruses in great
detail. This feature, however, also results in rapid erosion of evolutionary signal within viral …

RELAX: detecting relaxed selection in a phylogenetic framework

JO Wertheim, B Murrell, MD Smith… - Molecular biology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Relaxation of selective strength, manifested as a reduction in the efficiency or intensity of
natural selection, can drive evolutionary innovation and presage lineage extinction or loss of …

Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): bluetongue

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - Efsa …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Viruses as vectors of horizontal transfer of genetic material in eukaryotes

C Gilbert, R Cordaux - Current opinion in virology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Horizontal transfer of genetic material (especially transposable elements)
between eukaryotes is more frequent than previously thought.•Host-to-virus horizontal …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of malaria transmission from the perspective of Amazon Anopheles vectors

PFP Pimenta, AS Orfano, AC Bahia… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
In the Americas, areas with a high risk of malaria transmission are mainly located in the
Amazon Forest, which extends across nine countries. One keystone step to understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomic reorganization of the family Bornaviridae

JH Kuhn, R Dürrwald, Y Bào, T Briese, K Carbone… - Archives of …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of bornaviruses has expanded considerably during the last decade. A
possible reservoir of mammalian Borna disease virus has been identified, divergent …

Symbiosis: viruses as intimate partners

MJ Roossinck, ER Bazán - Annual Review of Virology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Viruses must establish an intimate relationship with their hosts and vectors in order to infect,
replicate, and disseminate; hence, viruses can be considered as symbionts with their hosts …

Endogenous hepadnaviruses, bornaviruses and circoviruses in snakes

C Gilbert, JM Meik, D Dashevsky… - … of the Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We report the discovery of endogenous viral elements (EVEs) from Hepadnaviridae,
Bornaviridae and Circoviridae in the speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchellii, the first viperid …

[HTML][HTML] Human infections with Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) primarily Lead to severe encephalitis: further evidence from the Seroepidemiological BoSOT study in …

M Bauswein, L Eidenschink, G Knoll, B Neumann… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
More than 40 human cases of severe encephalitis caused by Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-
1) have been reported to German health authorities. In an endemic region in southern …