Possible Emergence of West Caucasian Bat Virus in Africa

The prevalence of neutralizing antibody against West Caucasian bat virus (WCBV) in Miniopterus bats collected in Kenya ranged from 17% to 26%. Seropositive bats were detected in 4 of 5 locations sampled across the country. These findings provide evidence that WCBV, originally isolated in Europe, may...

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Autores principales: Kuzmin, Ivan V., Niezgoda, Michael, Franka, Richard, Agwanda, Bernard, Markotter, Wanda, Beagley, Janet C., Urazova, Olga Yu, Breiman, Robert F., Rupprecht, Charles E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19046512
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080750
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Sumario:The prevalence of neutralizing antibody against West Caucasian bat virus (WCBV) in Miniopterus bats collected in Kenya ranged from 17% to 26%. Seropositive bats were detected in 4 of 5 locations sampled across the country. These findings provide evidence that WCBV, originally isolated in Europe, may emerge in other continents.

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