title: Henipavirus infection in fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus), India.
abstract: We tested 41 bats for antibodies against Nipah and Hendra viruses to determine whether henipaviruses circulate in pteropid fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus) in northern India. Twenty bats were seropositive for Nipah virus, which suggests circulation in this species, thereby extending the known distribution of henipaviruses in Asia westward by >1,000 km.
authors.affiliation: The Consortium for Conservation Medicine, New York, New York 10001, USA. epstein@conservationmedicine.org
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: Vibhu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Craig S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Daszak
authors.forename: Amanda B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Greer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.forename: Hume E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D045464:Henipavirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral