Ebola virus antibodies in fruit bats, bangladesh

Ebola virus antibodies in fruit bats, bangladesh

To determine geographic range for Ebola virus, we tested 276 bats in Bangladesh. Five (3.5%) bats were positive for antibodies against Ebola Zaire and Reston viruses; no virus was detected by PCR. These bats might be a reservoir for Ebola or Ebola-like viruses, and extend the range of filoviruses to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2013-02, Vol.19 (2), p.270-273
Hauptverfasser: Olival, Kevin J, Islam, Ariful, Yu, Meng, Anthony, Simon J, Epstein, Jonathan H, Khan, Shahneaz Ali, Khan, Salah Uddin, Crameri, Gary, Wang, Lin-Fa, Lipkin, W Ian, Luby, Stephen P, Daszak, Peter
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Sprache:eng
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Animals
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Bangladesh - epidemiology
bats
Chiroptera
Chiroptera - immunology
Chiroptera - virology
Dispatch
Ebola virus
Ebolavirus - immunology
Female
filovirus
Fruit bats
Genetic aspects
Health aspects
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - immunology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - veterinary
Identification and classification
Male
Polymerase chain reaction
viruses
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Zusammenfassung:To determine geographic range for Ebola virus, we tested 276 bats in Bangladesh. Five (3.5%) bats were positive for antibodies against Ebola Zaire and Reston viruses; no virus was detected by PCR. These bats might be a reservoir for Ebola or Ebola-like viruses, and extend the range of filoviruses to mainland Asia.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1902.120524