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

Pawęska, Janusz T.; Storm, Nadia; Markotter, Wanda; Di Paola, Nicholas; Wiley, Michael R.; Palacios, Gustavo; Jansen van Vuren, Petrus

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

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By Pawęska, Janusz T. ; Storm, Nadia ; Markotter, Wanda ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Pawęska, Janusz T. ; Storm, Nadia ; Markotter, Wanda ; Di Paola, Nicholas ; Wiley, Michael R. ; Palacios, Gustavo ; Jansen van Vuren, Petrus
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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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Animals Chiroptera Humans Marburgvirus Marburg Virus Disease
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Emerg Infect Dis. 26(12):3051-3055
Pubmed ID:

33219802
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7706944
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa
Location:

Africa
Volume:

26
Issue:

12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:8a52d133c265ac624d91bb0f6ddc9da4be0b31b55887169d56d7c7a290aac58e
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