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Peer-reviewed International journal
Nov 22, 2018

Seroprevalence of Filovirus Infection of Rousettus aegyptiacus Bats in Zambia.

The Journal of infectious diseases
  • Katendi Changula
  • Masahiro Kajihara
  • Akina Mori-Kajihara
  • Yoshiki Eto
  • Hiroko Miyamoto
  • Reiko Yoshida
  • Asako Shigeno
  • Bernard Hang'ombe
  • Yongjin Qiu
  • Daniel Mwizabi
  • David Squarre
  • Joseph Ndebe
  • Hirohito Ogawa
  • Hayato Harima
  • Edgar Simulundu
  • Ladslav Moonga
  • Penjaninge Kapila
  • Wakako Furuyama
  • Tatsunari Kondoh
  • Masahiro Sato
  • Yoshihiro Takadate
  • Chiho Kaneko
  • Ryo Nakao
  • Victor Mukonka
  • Aaron Mweene
  • Ayato Takada
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Volume
218
Number
suppl_5
First page
S312-S317
Last page
Language
English
Publishing type
DOI
10.1093/infdis/jiy266

Bats are suspected to play important roles in the ecology of filoviruses, including ebolaviruses and marburgviruses. A cave-dwelling fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus, has been shown to be a reservoir of marburgviruses. Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with the viral glycoprotein antigen, we detected immunoglobulin G antibodies specific to multiple filoviruses in 158 of 290 serum samples of R aegyptiacus bats captured in Zambia during the years 2014-2017. In particular, 43.8% of the bats were seropositive to marburgvirus, supporting the notion that this bat species continuously maintains marburgviruses as a reservoir. Of note, distinct peaks of seropositive rates were repeatedly observed at the beginning of rainy seasons, suggesting seasonality of the presence of newly infected individuals in this bat population. These data highlight the need for continued monitoring of filovirus infection in this bat species even in countries where filovirus diseases have not been reported.

Link information
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy266
J-GLOBAL
https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/en/detail?JGLOBAL_ID=201802250389393072
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29889270
ID information
  • DOI : 10.1093/infdis/jiy266
  • ISSN : 0022-1899
  • J-Global ID : 201802250389393072
  • Pubmed ID : 29889270

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