DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BUKAKATA ORBIVIRUS (REOVIRIDAE:ORBIVIRUS), A NOVEL VIRUS FROM A UGANDAN BAT

Discovery and Characterization of Bukakata orbivirus (Reoviridae:Orbivirus), a Novel Virus from a Ugandan Bat

While serological and virological evidence documents the exposure of bats Coasters to medically-important arboviruses, their role as reservoirs or amplifying hosts is less well-characterized.We describe a novel orbivirus (Reoviridae:Orbivirus) isolated from an Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus leachii) trapped in 2013 in Uganda and named Bu

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Emerging health issues of cyanobacterial blooms

This paper describes emerging issue related to cyanobacterial dynamics and toxicity and human health risks.Data show an increasing cyanobacteria expansion and dominance Leather Breeks in many environments.However there are still few information on the toxic species fitness, or on the effects of specific drivers on toxin production.Open research fie

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