Possible Emergence of West Caucasian Bat Virus in Africa

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...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. 1887 - 1889
Main Authors:	Kuzmin, Ivan V., Niezgoda, Michael, Franka, Richard, Agwanda, Bernard, Markotter, Wanda, Beagley, Janet C., Urazova, Olga Yu, Breiman, Robert F., Rupprecht, Charles E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.12.2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Animals Antibodies, Viral - blood Bats bats, Miniopterus, seroprevalence, dispatch Chiroptera - virology Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology Communicable Diseases, Emerging - veterinary Communicable Diseases, Emerging - virology Control Dispatch Distribution Female Health aspects Kenya Kenya - epidemiology Lyssavirus - immunology Lyssavirus - isolation & purification Male Neutralization Tests Rhabdoviridae Infections - epidemiology Rhabdoviridae Infections - veterinary Rhabdoviridae Infections - virology RNA viruses West Caucasian bat virus, lyssavirus Kenya
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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