Exposure to Lyssaviruses in Bats of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lyssavirus infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are poorly documented. We examined 218 bats. No lyssavirus antigens were detected but Lagos bat virus (LBV) neutralizing antibodies (VNA) were detected in Eidolon helvum and Myonycteris torquata . Four samples with LBV VNA reacted against Shimoni bat virus.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, PO Box 218 Kinshasa 11, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Lem's N
LN
Kalemba
2 Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Michael
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Niezgoda
3 US Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA.
Amy T
AT
Gilbert
2 Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Jeffrey B
JB
Doty
2 Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Ryan M
RM
Wallace
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, PO Box 218 Kinshasa 11, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jean M
JM
Malekani
2 Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Darin S
DS
Carroll
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D003223:Congo; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D018114:Lyssavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009549:Nigeria; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral