Molecular identification and genetic evolution of Getah virus from red belly squirrels in Fujian Province
Getah virus(GETV)is a zoonotic,insect-borne virus that mainly infects farmed animals and is of high genetic diversity and ep-idemic risk.In this study,GETV was first detected in dead wild red-bellies squirrels from Fujian Province.based on the high-throughput se-quencing technology.Combined with the next-generation sequencing technology,GETV infection in lung tissues of red-bellies squirrels was further identified,and the whole genome sequence of the virus was successfully obtained,named the GETV/RS/China/2022 strain.Phyloge-netic analysis based on the whole genome of GETV showed that the GETV/RS/China/2022 strain belonged to the rare GETV lineage type Ⅱderivatives,which suggested the expansion of the GETV host spectrum and the importance of wild animals to the evolution and transmission of alphavirus.
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