Antibodies to Nipah-like virus in bats (Pteropus lylei), Cambodia.
Serum specimens from fruit bats were obtained at restaurants in Cambodia. We detected antibodies cross-reactive to Nipah virus by enzyme immunoassay in 11 (11.5%) of 96 Lyle's flying foxes (Pteropus lylei). Our study suggests that viruses closely related to Nipah or Hendra viruses are more widespread in Southeast Asia than previously documented.
Olson
James G
JG
United States Naval Medical Research Unit Number 2, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Rupprecht
Charles
C
Rollin
Pierre E
PE
An
Ung Sam
US
Niezgoda
Michael
M
Clemins
Travis
T
Walston
Joe
J
Ksiazek
Thomas G
TG
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D002160:Cambodia; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D018098:Paramyxovirinae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral