Possible Emergence of West Caucasian Bat Virus in Africa

Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Niezgoda, Michael; Franka, Richard; Agwanda, Bernard; Markotter, Wanda; Beagley, Janet C.; Urazova, Olga Yu; Breiman, Robert F.; Rupprecht, Charles E.

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Possible Emergence of West Caucasian Bat Virus in Africa

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Dec 2008
By Kuzmin, Ivan V. ; Niezgoda, Michael ; Franka, Richard ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Kuzmin, Ivan V. ; Niezgoda, Michael ; Franka, Richard ; Agwanda, Bernard ; Markotter, Wanda ; Beagley, Janet C. ; Urazova, Olga Yu ; Breiman, Robert F. ; Rupprecht, Charles E.
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Animals Antibodies, Viral Chiroptera Communicable Diseases, Emerging Dispatch Female Lyssavirus Male Neutralization Tests Rhabdoviridae Infections
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 14(12):1887-1889
Pubmed ID:

19046512
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC2634633
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Kenya
Location:

Africa
Volume:

14
Issue:

12
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:8d7d0da1868d1e7e2110349839987f3ba33cd8d35881b6c259d48abc4dc6fb5b
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