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. 2007 Jan;13(1):159-61.
doi: 10.3201/eid1301.060791.

Henipavirus and Tioman virus antibodies in pteropodid bats, Madagascar

Catherine Iehlé  1 , Girard Razafitrimo, Josette Razainirina, Nicole Andriaholinirina, Steven M Goodman, Caroline Faure, Marie-Claude Georges-Courbot, Dominique Rousset, Jean-Marc Reynes
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Henipavirus and Tioman virus antibodies in pteropodid bats, Madagascar

Catherine Iehlé et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

Specimens were obtained from the 3 Malagasy fruit bats, Pteropus rufus, Eidolon dupreanum, and Rousettus madagascariensis. Antibodies against Nipah, Hendra, and Tioman viruses were detected by immunoassay in 23 and by serum neutralization tests in 3 of 427 serum samples, which suggests that related viruses have circulated in Madagascar.

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Madagascar, showing bat collection sites by species. For reference, the X indicates the location of the capital city, Antananarivo, where no samples were collected.
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