Shedding of Marburg Virus in Naturally Infected Egyptian Rousette Bats, South Africa, 2017

We detected Marburg virus RNA in rectal swab samples from Egyptian rousette bats in South Africa in 2017. This finding signifies that fecal contamination of natural bat habitats is a potential source of infection for humans. Identified genetic sequences are closely related to Ravn virus, implying wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases Jg. 26; H. 12; S. 3051 - 3055
Hauptverfasser: Pawęska, Janusz T., Storm, Nadia, Markotter, Wanda, Di Paola, Nicholas, Wiley, Michael R., Palacios, Gustavo, Jansen van Vuren, Petrus
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.12.2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagworte:
Dispatch
Distribution
Epidemics
Fecal coliforms
fruit bats
Genomes
Infectious diseases
Laboratories
Marburg virus
Marburg virus disease
Parasitic diseases
Phylogenetics
Public health
Risk factors
shedding
Shedding of Marburg Virus in Naturally Infected Egyptian Rousette Bats, South Africa, 2017
South Africa
Viruses
Zoonoses
South Africa
United States > US
Uganda
viruses
Marburg virus
Rousettus aegyptiacus
South Africa
zoonoses
Egyptian rousette bats
shedding
filoviruses
fruit bats
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Zusammenfassung:We detected Marburg virus RNA in rectal swab samples from Egyptian rousette bats in South Africa in 2017. This finding signifies that fecal contamination of natural bat habitats is a potential source of infection for humans. Identified genetic sequences are closely related to Ravn virus, implying wider distribution of Marburg virus in Africa.
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ISSN:1080-6040
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DOI:10.3201/eid2612.202108