Abstract:
A group of viruses, collectively known as Pteropineorthoreoviruses (PRVs), have recently been found in fruit bats and
humans in Southeast Asia, Australia, and some African countries. This
article intends to briefly discuss what is known about these viruses and
their potential significance in public health and to advocate for
increased surveillance of these zoonotic viruses to prevent potential
future disease outbreaks, as well as to highlight a recent publication
on this topic that was selected as an editor’s choice article in theJournal of Medical Virology 1.