Wendy Jo
wendykjo.bsky.social
Wendy Jo
@wendykjo.bsky.social
Virologist. emerging viruses. evolution. drivers. @ Charite Berlin
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Investigations in wild bats and non-human primates in Brazil and Costa Rica reveal diverse morbillivirus ecology in neotropical bats and evidence for host jumps.

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Identifying an evolutionary origin for morbilliviruses in bats - Nature Microbiology
Investigations in wild bats and non-human primates in Brazil and Costa Rica reveal diverse morbillivirus ecology in neotropical bats and evidence for host jumps.
www.nature.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Ecology and evolutionary trajectories of morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats spearheaded by @wendykjo.bsky.social

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Ecology and evolutionary trajectories of morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats - Nature Microbiology
Investigations in wild bats and non-human primates in Brazil and Costa Rica inform about diverse Morbillivirus ecology in neotropical bats and host jumps, and about zoonotic potential of morbillivirus...
www.nature.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Human hepatitis E virus likely originated in hooved animals such as pigs or camels—but the virus ultimately came from small mammals such as rodents. According to the authors, increased surveillance of rodent-associated hepeviruses is needed.

In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 12, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I am excited to share our latest study on the evolutionary origins of hepeviruses, which include hepatitis E virus. #PNAS

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 10, 2024 at 11:41 AM