Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya

Bombali virus (genus Ebolavirus) was identified in organs and excreta of an Angolan free-tailed bat (Mops condylurus) in Kenya. Complete genome analysis revealed 98% nucleotide sequence similarity to the prototype virus from Sierra Leone. No Ebola virus-specific RNA or antibodies were detected from...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 955 - 957
Main Authors:	Forbes, Kristian M., Webala, Paul W., Jääskeläinen, Anne J., Abdurahman, Samir, Ogola, Joseph, Masika, Moses M., Kivistö, Ilkka, Alburkat, Hussein, Plyusnin, Ilya, Levanov, Lev, Korhonen, Essi M., Huhtamo, Eili, Mwaengo, Dufton, Smura, Teemu, Mirazimi, Ali, Anzala, Omu, Vapalahti, Olli, Sironen, Tarja
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.05.2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Analysis Animals Antibodies Base sequence bat Bat, Kenya Bats (Animals) Bombali Ebola virus Bombali Ebola Virus in Chiroptera - virology Dispatch Ebola virus Ebolavirus - classification Ebolavirus - genetics filovirus Genome, Viral Genomics Geography Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - virology Kenya Kenya - epidemiology Marburg virus disease Pathogenic microorganisms Phylogeny Public Health Surveillance RNA viruses Kenya Sierra Leone Ebola virus viruses Bombali Ebola virus Angolan free-tailed bat bat Kenya Mops condylurus filovirus
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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