Antibodies to Nipah-Like Virus in Bats (Pteropus lylei), Cambodia

Serum specimens from fruit bats were obtained at restaurants in Cambodia. We detected antibodies cross-reactive to Nipah virus by enzyme immunoassay in 11 (11.5%) of 96 Lyle’s flying foxes (Pteropus lylei). Our study suggests that viruses closely related to Nipah or Hendra viruses are more widesprea...

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Main Authors: James G. Olson, Charles E. Rupprecht, Pierre E. Rollin, Ung Sam An, Michael Niezgoda, Travis Clemins, Joe Walston, Thomas G. Ksiazek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/9/01-0515_article