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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Summary: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 febrile humans in the area who reported contact with bats.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2505.181666