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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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1412.080750