Serological evidence of influenza A viruses in frugivorous bats from Africa.

Serological evidence of influenza A viruses in frugivorous bats from Africa.

Bats are likely natural hosts for a range of zoonotic viruses such as Marburg, Ebola, Rabies, as well as for various Corona- and Paramyxoviruses. In 2009/10, researchers discovered RNA of two novel influenza virus subtypes--H17N10 and H18N11--in Central and South American fruit bats. The identificat...

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Main Authors: Gudrun Stephanie Freidl, Tabea Binger, Marcel Alexander Müller, Erwin de Bruin, Janko van Beek, Victor Max Corman, Andrea Rasche, Jan Felix Drexler, Augustina Sylverken, Samuel K Oppong, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Marco Tschapka, Veronika M Cottontail, Christian Drosten, Marion Koopmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4429104?pdf=render

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