Prevalence of henipavirus and rubulavirus antibodies in pteropid bats, Papua New Guinea

To determine seroprevalence of viruses in bats in Papua New Guinea, we sampled 66 bats at 3 locations. We found a seroprevalence of 55% for henipavirus (Hendra or Nipah virus) and 56% for rubulavirus (Tioman or Menangle virus). Notably, 36% of bats surveyed contained antibodies to both types of viru...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2010-12, Vol.16 (12), p.1997-1999
Hauptverfasser:	Breed, Andrew C, Yu, Meng, Barr, Jennifer A, Crameri, Gary, Thalmann, Claudia M, Wang, Lin Fa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies Antibodies, Viral - blood Bats Chiroptera - blood Chiroptera - immunology Chiroptera - virology Disease Reservoirs - virology Dispatch Health aspects Henda virus Henipavirus Henipavirus - classification Henipavirus - isolation & purification Henipavirus Infections - epidemiology Henipavirus Infections - veterinary Identification and classification Methods orthoreovirus Papua New Guinea - epidemiology Paramyxoviruses Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) rubulavirus Rubulavirus - classification Rubulavirus - isolation & purification Rubulavirus Infections - epidemiology Rubulavirus Infections - veterinary Seroepidemiologic Studies Viral antibodies viruses zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine seroprevalence of viruses in bats in Papua New Guinea, we sampled 66 bats at 3 locations. We found a seroprevalence of 55% for henipavirus (Hendra or Nipah virus) and 56% for rubulavirus (Tioman or Menangle virus). Notably, 36% of bats surveyed contained antibodies to both types of viruses, indicating concurrent or consecutive infection.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1612.100879