Serological Evidence of Multiple Zoonotic Viral Infections among Wild Rodents in Barbados

Abstract

Key findings of this study are the first serological evidence of orthohantavirus infections in <i>Mus musculus</i> and the first serological evidence of mammarenavirus and orthopoxvirus infections in <i>Rattus norvegicus</i> and <i>M. musculus</i> in the English-speaking Caribbean. Rodents may present a potential zoonotic and biosecurity risk for transmission of three human pathogens, namely orthohantaviruses, mammarenaviruses and orthopoxviruses in Barbados.