Disinfection as a Selection Pressure on RNA Virus Evolution

Emerging infectious diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndrome, filovirus disease, and Middle East respiratory syndrome, have led researchers during the last two decades to focus on RNA virus evolution studies. Changes in land use and increased urbanization are also raising alerts about t...

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Published inEnvironmental science & technology Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 2434 - 2435
Main Authors Rachmadi, Andri Taruna, Kitajima, Masaaki, Watanabe, Kozo, Okabe, Satoshi, Sano, Daisuke
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 06.03.2018
Subjects
Biological evolution
Disinfection
Disinfection & disinfectants
Evolution
Infectious diseases
Land use
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
RNA viruses
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Urbanization
Viruses
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Summary:Emerging infectious diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndrome, filovirus disease, and Middle East respiratory syndrome, have led researchers during the last two decades to focus on RNA virus evolution studies. Changes in land use and increased urbanization are also raising alerts about the emergence of viral pathogens jumping into a new host, mainly from animals to humans. Here, Rachmadi et al discuss the significance of understanding virus evolution mechanisms that is pivotal to obtain knowledge about how to predict and control viral infectious diseases.
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ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/acs.est.8b00590