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As the most populous shrew species, the Asian house shrew\u2014\n                    <jats:italic>Suncus murinus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>Su. murinus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia\u2014particularly tropical and subtropical regions\u2014yet its virome remains poorly studied. In this study, we collected 249\n                    <jats:italic>Su. murinus<\/jats:italic>\n                    from 18 cities\/counties (excluding Sansha) across Hainan Island and conducted RNA sequencing on gut, spleen, and lung tissues. We identified 192 RNA viruses, comprising 120 known viral species and 72 novel viruses, including key zoonotic viral families:\n                    <jats:italic>Arenaviridae<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Hantaviridae<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Paramyxoviridae<\/jats:italic>\n                    etc. We assembled 102 complete and nearly complete genomes. Notably, 64 known viruses exhibited cross-species transmission potential, including 57 with spillover risk and 7 human-pathogenic viruses:\n                    <jats:italic>Mammarenavirus choriomeningitidis<\/jats:italic>\n                    (LCMV),\n                    <jats:italic>Henipavirus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (HeV),\n                    <jats:italic>Wenzhou virus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (WENV),\n                    <jats:italic>Langat virus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (LGTV),\n                    <jats:italic>Amur virus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (AMRV),\n                    <jats:italic>Influenza A virus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (H1N1), and\n                    <jats:italic>Rotavirus A<\/jats:italic>\n                    (RVA). Additionally, AMRV, LGTV, and LCMV were reported here for the first time in\n                    <jats:italic>Su. murinus<\/jats:italic>\n                    based on metagenomic detection. Our phylogenetic and RT\u2013PCR results indicate\n                    <jats:italic>Su. murinus<\/jats:italic>\n                    is a candidate reservoir for\n                    <jats:italic>Langya-like henipavirus<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Collectively, our study reveals tropical populations of\n                    <jats:italic>Su. murinus<\/jats:italic>\n                    are a previously underappreciated reservoir of viral diversity, underscoring their key role in zoonotic emergence and necessitating surveillance in tropical regions.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1738936","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,19]],"date-time":"2026-02-19T06:40:51Z","timestamp":1771483251000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Unveiling the RNA viral diversity in three organs of the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) from Tropical Hainan, China: a previously underappreciated key zoonotic reservoir"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Haoyue","family":"Huangfu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, Nankai University","place":["Tianjin, China"]},{"name":"National 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