Henipavirus infection in fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus), India.
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.
Epstein
Jonathan H
JH
The Consortium for Conservation Medicine, New York, New York 10001, USA. epstein@conservationmedicine.org
Prakash
Vibhu
V
Smith
Craig S
CS
Daszak
Peter
P
McLaughlin
Amanda B
AB
Meehan
Greer
G
Field
Hume E
HE
Cunningham
Andrew A
AA
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
D000914:Antibodies, Viral