Widespread human exposure to ledanteviruses in Uganda: A population study.

• Main Authors: James G Shepherd (Author), Shirin Ashraf (Author), Jesus F Salazar-Gonzalez (Author), Maria G Salazar (Author), Robert G Downing (Author), Henry Bukenya (Author), Hanna Jerome (Author), Joseph T Mpanga (Author), Chris Davis (Author), Lily Tong (Author), Vattipally B Sreenu (Author), Linda A Atiku (Author), Nicola Logan (Author), Ezekiel Kajik (Author), Yafesi Mukobi (Author), Cyrus Mungujakisa (Author), Michael V Olowo (Author), Emmanuel Tibo (Author), Fred Wunna (Author), Hollie Jackson Ireland (Author), Andrew E Blunsum (Author), Iyanuoluwani Owolabi (Author), Ana da Silva Filipe (Author), Josephine Bwogi (Author), Brian J Willett (Author), Julius J Lutwama (Author), Daniel G Streicker (Author), Pontiano Kaleebu (Author), Emma C Thomson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Le Dantec virus (LDV), assigned to the species Ledantevirus ledantec, genus Ledantevirus, family Rhabdoviridae has been associated with human disease but has gone undetected since the 1970s. We describe the detection of LDV in a human case of undifferentiated fever in Uganda by metagenomic sequencin...