When viruses do not go gentle into that good night

Ian N Boys; Nels C Elde

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2022.10.008

When viruses do not go gentle into that good night

Cell Host Microbe. 2022 Nov 9;30(11):1499-1500. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.10.008.

Authors

Ian N Boys¹, Nels C Elde²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
² Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA. Electronic address: nelde@genetics.utah.edu.

PMID: 36356562
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.10.008

Abstract

A recent paper in Cell reports the discovery of a receptor for simian hemorrhagic fever virus and suggests that it may be poised to spill over into humans. This study highlights the importance of devoting resources to currently obscure animal viruses that may pose a threat to human health.

MeSH terms

Animals
Hominidae*
Humans
Viruses* / genetics