title: Possible emergence of West Caucasian bat virus in Africa.
abstract: The prevalence of neutralizing antibody against West Caucasian bat virus (WCBV) in Miniopterus bats collected in Kenya ranged from 17% to 26%. Seropositive bats were detected in 4 of 5 locations sampled across the country. These findings provide evidence that WCBV, originally isolated in Europe, may emerge in other continents.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. ikuzmin@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Ivan V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Kuzmin
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niezgoda
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Franka
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Agwanda
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Markotter
authors.forename: Janet C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Beagley
authors.forename: Olga Yu
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Urazova
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Breiman
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D018114:Lyssavirus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral