Henipavirus and Tioman Virus Antibodies in Pteropodid Bats, Madagascar

Henipavirus and Tioman Virus Antibodies in Pteropodid Bats, Madagascar

Specimens were obtained from the 3 Malagasy fruit bats, Pteropus rufus, Eidolon dupreanum, and Rousettus madagascariensis. Antibodies against Nipah, Hendra, and Tioman viruses were detected by immunoassay in 23 and by serum neutralization tests in 3 of 427 serum samples, which suggests that related...

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Main Authors: Catherine Iehlé, Girard Razafitrimo, Josette Razainirina, Steven M. Goodman, Caroline Faure, Marie-Claude Georges-Courbot, Dominique Rousset, Jean-Marc Reynes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Madagascar
bats
henipavirus
Tioman virus
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/1/06-0791_article

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