@article{fdi:010081521,
  title = {{I}nvestigating the circulation of {E}bola viruses in bats during the {E}bola virus disease outbreaks in the {E}quateur and {N}orth {K}ivu {P}rovinces of the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of {C}ongo from 2018},
  author = {{L}acroix, {A}udrey and {K}ingebeni, {P}. {M}. and {K}umugo, {S}. {P}. {N}. and {L}empu, {G}. and {B}utel, {C}hristelle and {S}errano, {L}. and {V}idal, {N}icole and {T}haurignac, {G}. and {E}steban, {A}mandine and {B}amuleka, {D}. {M}. and {L}ikofata, {J}. and {D}elaporte, {E}. and {T}amfum, {J}. {J}. {M}. and {A}youba, {A}hidjo and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {M}undeke, {S}. {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}ith 12 of the 31 outbreaks, the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of {C}ongo ({DRC}) is highly affected by {E}bolavirus disease ({EVD}). {T}o better understand the role of bats in the ecology of {E}bola viruses, we conducted surveys in bats during two recent {EVD} outbreaks and in two areas with previous outbreaks. {D}ried blood spots were tested for antibodies to ebolaviruses and oral and rectal swabs were screened for the presence of filovirus using a broadly reactive semi-nested {RT}-{PCR}. {B}etween 2018 and 2020, 892 (88.6%) frugivorous and 115 (11.4%) insectivorous bats were collected. {O}verall, 11/925 (1.2%) to 100/925 (10.8%) bats showed antibodies to at least one {E}bolavirus antigen depending on the positivity criteria. {A}ntibodies were detected in fruit bats from the four sites and from species previously documented to harbor {E}bola antibodies or {RNA}. {W}e tested for the first time a large number of bats during ongoing {EVD} outbreaks in {DRC}, but no viral {RNA} was detected in the 676 sampled bats. {O}ur study illustrates the difficulty to document the role of bats as a source of {E}bolaviruses as they might clear quickly the virus. {G}iven the increasing frequency of {EVD} outbreaks, more studies on the animal reservoir are urgently needed.},
  keywords = {{E}bola virus ; bats ; the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of the {C}ongo ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO} ; {EQUATEUR} {PROVINCE} ; {KIVU} {NORD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}athogens},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {557 [16 ]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3390/pathogens10050557},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010081521},
}