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Huge trove of unknown viruses found in fish, frogs and reptiles

Analysis of more than 200 newly discovered RNA viruses confirms that they co-evolved with their vertebrate hosts over millions of years.
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Researchers have discovered more than 200 previously unknown viruses in a category whose members cause illnesses such as influenza and haemorrhagic fevers. The scientists also traced the origins of these RNA viruses back hundreds of millions of years to when most modern animals started to appear.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-04102-7

See the related News & Views article, ‘Backbone of RNA viruses uncovered’.

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