Egyptian rousette bats maintain long-term protective immunity against Marburg virus infection despite diminished antibody levels

Abstract Although bats are natural reservoir hosts for numerous zoonotic viruses, little is known about the long-term dynamics of the host immune response following infection and how these viruses are maintained in nature. The Egyptian rousette bat (ERB) is a known reservoir host for Marburg virus (...

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Main Authors: Amy J. Schuh, Brian R. Amman, Tara K. Sealy, Jessica R. Spengler, Stuart T. Nichol, Jonathan S. Towner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07824-2