Key result
A review of animal enteroviruses highlights their wide evolutionary landscape, zoonotic potential, and the scarcity of genetic and epidemiological data compared to human enteroviruses.
Why the study?
Compared to human enteroviruses, genetic and epidemiological data regarding animal enteroviruses are scarce despite their widespread mammalian presence and potential for zoonotic transmission.
This review summarizes current knowledge on animal enteroviruses, emphasizing their evolutionary landscape and zoonotic potential.
Zoonotic enterovirus transmission remains possible; leaves open the need for integrated human-animal surveillance.
The genus Enterovirus (family Picornaviridae) contains numerous viruses, most of which have been identified in humans. Among them, the three serotypes of poliovirus, coxsackieviruses A and B, echoviruses, rhinoviruses and other enteroviruses (EVs) responsible in humans for a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. There are also 60 identified EVs in different mammals. Some have been found in both humans and animals, demonstrating the possibility of zoonotic transmission of certain EVs. Compared to human EVs, genetic and epidemiological data about animal EVs are scarce. However, the detection of EVs in various species of mammals and their presence on all continents suggest that the number of EVs still to be discovered is very important. Some EVs found in animals have characteristics never seen in human EVs. Furthermore, the unique phylogenetic relationships observed between some animal EVs raise interesting questions about the rules that govern the evolution of these viruses. The aim of this review is to present the salient data on animal EVs and to highlight the questions they raise.
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Sadeuh‐Mba et al. (2023) conducted a review in Animal enteroviruses. Animal enteroviruses was evaluated. A review of animal enteroviruses highlights their wide evolutionary landscape, zoonotic potential, and the scarcity of genetic and epidemiological data compared to human enteroviruses.
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