@article{fdi:010080528,
  title = {{D}etection of {E}bola virus antibodies in fecal samples of great apes in {G}abon},
  author = {{M}ombo, {I}. {M}. and {F}ritz, {M}. and {B}ecquart, {P}ierre and {L}i{\'e}geois, {F}lorian and {E}lguero, {E}ric and {B}oundenga, {L}. and {M}ebaley, {T}. {N}. and {P}rugnolle, {F}. and {M}aganga, {G}. {D}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ased on a large study conducted on wild great ape fecal samples collected in regions of {G}abon where previous human outbreaks of {E}bola virus disease have occurred between 1994 and 2002, we provide evidence for prevalence of {Z}aire ebolavirus ({EBOV})-specific antibodies of 3.9% (immunoglobulin {G} ({I}g{G})) and 3.5% (immunoglobulin {M} ({I}g{M})) in chimpanzees and 8.8% ({I}g{G}) and 2.4% ({I}g{M}) in gorillas. {I}mportantly, we observed a high local prevalence (31.2%) of anti-{EBOV} {I}g{G} antibodies in gorilla samples. {T}his high local rate of positivity among wild great apes raises the question of a spatially and temporally localized increase in {EBOV} exposure risk and the role that can be played by these animals as sentinels of the virus's spread or reemergence in a given area.},
  keywords = {great ape ; {E}bola ; {A}frica ; {L}uminex ; {GABON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}iruses},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1347 [20 ]},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.3390/v12121347},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080528},
}