Paramyxoviruses in rodents: A review

Paramyxoviruses have been shown to infect a wide range of hosts, including rodents, and humans. Several novel murine paramyxoviruses have been discovered in the last several decades. Although these viruses are unclassified, they are recognized as Beilong virus, Mojiang virus (MojV), and Tailam virus...

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Published in:Open Veterinary Journal 2022-01, Vol.12 (6), p.868-876
Main Authors: Mohd-Qawiem, Firdaus, Nawal-Amani, Abdul Rahman, Faranieyza-Afiqah, Farzee, Yasmin, Abd Rahaman, Arshad, Siti Suri, Norfitriah, Mohamed Sohaimi, Nur-Fazila, Saulol Hamid
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
beilong virus
jeilongvirus
mojiang virus
paramyxoviruses
Humans
Mice
Paramyxoviridae
Paramyxoviridae Infections - epidemiology
Paramyxoviridae Infections - veterinary
Paramyxovirinae
Rats
Review
Rodentia
rodents
sendai virus
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Summary:Paramyxoviruses have been shown to infect a wide range of hosts, including rodents, and humans. Several novel murine paramyxoviruses have been discovered in the last several decades. Although these viruses are unclassified, they are recognized as Beilong virus, Mojiang virus (MojV), and Tailam virus in rats, Jeilongvirus, Nariva, Paju Apodemus paramyxovirus-1 and -2 in mice, and Pentlands paramyxovirus-1, -2, and -3 in squirrels. These paramyxoviruses were reported mainly in China and a few other countries like Australia, the Republic of Korea, Trinidad, and France. In June 2012, it becomes a great concern in China whereby, three miners were reported dead potentially caused by a novel zoonotic MojV, a henipa-like virus isolated from tissue samples of rats from the same cave. Rats are considered to be natural hosts for the MojV from the literature research. The classified paramyxovirus, Sendai virus in rodents is also reviewed. Paramyxoviruses infection in rodents leads to respiratory distress such as necrotizing rhinitis, tracheitis, bronchiolitis, and interstitial pneumonia. Infections caused by paramyxoviruses often spread between species, manifesting disease in spillover hosts, including humans. This review focuses on the paramyxoviruses in rodents, including the epidemiological distributions, transmission and pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods, and control and prevention of paramyxoviruses infection to provide a better understanding of these highly mutating viruses.
ISSN:2226-4485
2218-6050
DOI:10.5455/OVJ.2022.v12.i6.14