Micro‒Global Positioning Systems for Identifying Nightly Opportunities for Marburg Virus Spillover to Humans by Egyptian Rousette Bats

Micro‒Global Positioning Systems for Identifying Nightly Opportunities for Marburg Virus Spillover to Humans by Egyptian Rousette Bats

Marburg virus disease, caused by Marburg and Ravn orthomarburgviruses, emerges sporadically in sub-Saharan Africa and is often fatal in humans. The natural reservoir is the Egyptian rousette bat (ERB), which sheds virus in saliva, urine, and feces. Frugivorous ERBs discard test-bitten and partially...

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Main Authors: Brian R. Amman, Amy J. Schuh, Gloria Akurut, Kilama Kamugisha, Dianah Namanya, Tara K. Sealy, James C. Graziano, Eric Enyel, Emily A. Wright, Stephen Balinandi, Julius J. Lutwama, Rebekah C. Kading, Patrick Atimnedi, Jonathan S. Towner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Marburg virus
Ravn virus
Filovirus
viruses
Egyptian rousette bat
Rousettus aegyptiacus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/11/23-0362_article

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