No Substantial Histopathologic Changes in Mops condylurus Bats Naturally Infected with Bombali Virus, Kenya

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kareinen, Lauri ; Airas, Niina ; Kotka, Sara T. ; Masika, Moses M. ; Aaltonen, Kirsi ; Anzala, Omu ; Ogola, Joseph ; Webala, Paul W. ; Vapalahti, Olli ; Sironen, Tarja ; Forbes, Kristian M.
• Description:
  We found similar mild perivascular inflammation in lungs of Bombali virus-positive and -negative Mops condylurus bats in Kenya, indicating the virus is well-tolerated. Our findings indicate M. condylurus bats may be a reservoir host for Bombali virus. Increased surveillance of these bats will be important to reduce potential virus spread.
• Subjects:
  Animals Chiroptera/ Virology Disease Reservoirs/virology Ebolavirus/isolation & Purification Inflammation Lung Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(5):1029-1032
• Pubmed ID:
  37081584
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10124661
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kenya
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:40d51f11b8b07ec6e37c80fd9e7567c8770042099bb0209d47f03f0e5aae8af7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129092/cdc_129092_DS1.pdf
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