Henipavirus Infection in Fruit Bats (Pteropus giganteus), India

Henipavirus Infection in Fruit Bats (Pteropus giganteus), India

We tested 41 bats for antibodies against Nipah and Hendra viruses to determine whether henipaviruses circulate in pteropid fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus) in northern India. Twenty bats were seropositive for Nipah virus, which suggests circulation in this species, thereby extending the known distrib...

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Main Authors: Jonathan H. Epstein, Vibhu Prakash, Craig S. Smith, Peter Daszak, Amanda B. McLaughlin, Greer Meehan, Hume E. Field, Andrew A. Cunningham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Henipavirus
Nipah virus
Hendra virus
Pteropus giganteus
fruit bat
India
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/8/07-1492_article

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