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- Title
Ebola Virus Antibodies in Fruit Bats, Bangladesh.
- Authors
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
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; EBOLA virus; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; ARTIBEUS; ROUSETTUS; EBOLA virus disease
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 2, p270
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1902.120524