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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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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23343532
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.120524
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author 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
author_facet Olival, Kevin J.
Islam, Ariful
Yu, Meng
Anthony, Simon J.
Epstein, Jonathan H.
Khan, Shahneaz Ali
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Crameri, Gary
Wang, Lin-Fa
Lipkin, W. Ian
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-35590382013-02-05 Ebola Virus Antibodies in Fruit Bats, Bangladesh 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 Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3559038/ /pubmed/23343532 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.120524 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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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
Ebola Virus Antibodies in Fruit Bats, Bangladesh
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title_full Ebola Virus Antibodies in Fruit Bats, Bangladesh
title_fullStr Ebola Virus Antibodies in Fruit Bats, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Ebola Virus Antibodies in Fruit Bats, Bangladesh
title_short Ebola Virus Antibodies in Fruit Bats, Bangladesh
title_sort ebola virus antibodies in fruit bats, bangladesh
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23343532
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.120524
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