Coronavirus Antibodies in African Bat Species

Coronavirus Antibodies in African Bat Species

Asian bats have been identified as potential reservoir hosts of coronaviruses associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV). We detected antibody reactive with SARS-CoV antigen in 47 (6.7%) of 705 bat serum specimens comprising 26 species collected in Africa; thus, African bats may ha...

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Main Authors: Marcel A. Müller, Janusz T. Paweska, Patricia A. Leman, Sung Sup Park, Klaus Grywna, Alan Kemp, Leo Braack, Karen Sonnenberg, Matthias Niedrig, Robert Swanepoel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
group 4 coronavirus
SARS coronavirus
bat
SARS-like coronavirus
zoonosis
reservoir
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/9/07-0342_article

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