Ebola virus antibodies in fruit bats, bangladesh.
To determine geographic range for Ebola virus, we tested 276 bats in Bangladesh. Five (3.5%) bats were positive for antibodies against Ebola Zaire and Reston viruses; no virus was detected by PCR. These bats might be a reservoir for Ebola or Ebola-like viruses, and extend the range of filoviruses to mainland Asia.
EcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York 10001, USA. olival@ecohealthalliance.org
Kevin J
KJ
Olival
Ariful
A
Islam
Meng
M
Yu
Simon J
SJ
Anthony
Jonathan H
JH
Epstein
Shahneaz Ali
SA
Khan
Salah Uddin
SU
Khan
Gary
G
Crameri
Lin-Fa
LF
Wang
W Ian
WI
Lipkin
Stephen P
SP
Luby
Peter
P
Daszak
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D029043:Ebolavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male
D000914:Antibodies, Viral