Centre for Immunology, Infection & Evolution, Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.
J Clin Virol. 2013 Oct;58(2):344-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.02.019. Epub 2013 Mar 19.
Only a minority of RNA viruses that can infect humans are capable of spreading in human populations independently of a zoonotic reservoir. This is especially true of vector-borne RNA viruses; the majority of these are not transmissible (via the vector) between humans at all. Understanding the biology underlying this observation will help us evaluate the public health risk associated with novel vector-borne RNA viruses.
仅有少数能够感染人类的 RNA 病毒能够在人类群体中独立于人畜共患病储存库传播。这在虫媒 RNA 病毒中尤其如此;这些病毒中的大多数根本不能在人与人之间(通过媒介)传播。了解这一观察结果背后的生物学原理将有助于我们评估新型虫媒 RNA 病毒相关的公共卫生风险。