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De Nys H. M., Kingebeni P. M., Keita A.K., Butel Christelle, Thaurignac Guillaume, Villabona-Arenas C. J., Lemarcis Thomas, Geraerts Mare, Vidal Nicole, Esteban Amandine, Bourgarel M., Roger F., Leendertz F., Diallo R., Ndimbo-Kumugo S. P., Nsio-Mbeta J., Tagg N., Koivogui L., Toure A., Delaporte Eric, Ahuka-Mundeke S., Tamfum J. J. M., Mpoudi-Ngole E., Ayouba Ahidjo, Peeters Martine. (2018). Survey of Ebola viruses in frugivorous and insectivorous bats in Guinea, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015-2017. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24 (12), p. 2228-2240. ISSN 1080-6040.

Titre du document
Survey of Ebola viruses in frugivorous and insectivorous bats in Guinea, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015-2017
Année de publication
2018
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000450617500012
Auteurs
De Nys H. M., Kingebeni P. M., Keita A.K., Butel Christelle, Thaurignac Guillaume, Villabona-Arenas C. J., Lemarcis Thomas, Geraerts Mare, Vidal Nicole, Esteban Amandine, Bourgarel M., Roger F., Leendertz F., Diallo R., Ndimbo-Kumugo S. P., Nsio-Mbeta J., Tagg N., Koivogui L., Toure A., Delaporte Eric, Ahuka-Mundeke S., Tamfum J. J. M., Mpoudi-Ngole E., Ayouba Ahidjo, Peeters Martine
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018, 24 (12), p. 2228-2240 ISSN 1080-6040
To clarify the role of bats in the ecology of Ebola viruses, we assessed the prevalence of Ebola virus antibodies in a large-scale sample of bats collected during 2015-2017 from countries in Africa that have had previous Ebola out- breaks (Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or are at high risk for outbreaks (Cameroon). We analyzed 4,022 blood samples of bats from >= 12 frugivorous and 27 insectivorous species; 2-37 (0.05%-0.92%) bats were seropositive for Zaire and 0-30 (0%-0.75%) bats for Sudan Ebola viruses. We observed Ebola virus antibodies in 1 insectivorous bat genus and 6 frugivorous bat species. Certain bat species widespread across Africa had serologic evidence of Zaire and Sudan Ebola viruses. No viral RNA was detected in the subset of samples tested (n = 665). Ongoing surveillance of bats and other potential animal reservoirs are required to predict and prepare for future outbreaks.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052] ; Sciences du monde animal [080]
Description Géographique
GUINEE ; CAMEROUN
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010074468]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010074468
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