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. 2013 Feb;19(2):270-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1902.120524.

Ebola virus antibodies in fruit bats, bangladesh

Kevin J Olival  1 , Ariful Islam, Meng Yu, Simon J Anthony, Jonathan H Epstein, Shahneaz Ali Khan, Salah Uddin Khan, Gary Crameri, Lin-Fa Wang, W Ian Lipkin, Stephen P Luby, Peter Daszak
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Ebola virus antibodies in fruit bats, bangladesh

Kevin J Olival et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

To determine geographic range for Ebola virus, we tested 276 bats in Bangladesh. Five (3.5%) bats were positive for antibodies against Ebola Zaire and Reston viruses; no virus was detected by PCR. These bats might be a reservoir for Ebola or Ebola-like viruses, and extend the range of filoviruses to mainland Asia.

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