Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Animals Chiroptera/virology Ebolavirus/classification Ebolavirus/genetics Genome, Viral Geography Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Phylogeny Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(5):955-957
• Pubmed ID:
  31002301
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6478230
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kenya
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f6fa9aa8b802e562c50bbb095f90bf17e39655637831e9bdae2269048863bdfc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/79303/cdc_79303_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.25 MB ]