Evidence of henipavirus infection in West African fruit bats.

Evidence of henipavirus infection in West African fruit bats.

Henipaviruses are emerging RNA viruses of fruit bat origin that can cause fatal encephalitis in man. Ghanaian fruit bats (megachiroptera) were tested for antibodies to henipaviruses. Using a Luminex multiplexed microsphere assay, antibodies were detected in sera of Eidolon helvum to both Nipah (39%,...

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Main Authors: David T S Hayman, Richard Suu-Ire, Andrew C Breed, Jennifer A McEachern, Linfa Wang, James L N Wood, Andrew A Cunningham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2453319?pdf=render

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