Key result
Boosepivirus was prevalent among cattle and sheep in China with an overall positivity rate of 10.6% (64 of 603 samples), suggesting a risk of cross-species spillover.
Cross-Sectional (n=603)
Boosepivirus is prevalent among cattle and sheep in China, indicating a risk of cross-species transmission.
Supports expanded viral surveillance in livestock; hypothesis-generating for zoonotic spillover risk.
We identified a novel picornavirus, boosepivirus, for the first time in China. Genetic evolutionary analysis revealed that NX20-1 strain was closely related to the Japanese strain Bo-12-38/2009/JPN and belonged to Boosepivirus B. In addition, we found that the virus was prevalent in China with an overall positivity rate of 10.6% (64 of 603 samples), and there was significant coinfection with other pathogens. Importantly, we found the prevalence of boosepivirus in sheep as well, suggesting that boosepivirus has a risk of spillover and can be transmitted across species.
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Ji et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Boosepivirus infection (n=603). Boosepivirus was evaluated on Overall positivity rate. Boosepivirus was prevalent among cattle and sheep in China with an overall positivity rate of 10.6% (64 of 603 samples), suggesting a risk of cross-species spillover.
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