Range Expansion of Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bats, Kenya, 2019

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kareinen, Lauri ; Ogola, Joseph ; Kivistö, Ilkka ; Smura, Teemu ; Aaltonen, Kirsi ; Jääskeläinen, Anne J. ; Kibiwot, Sospeter ; Masika, Moses M. ; Nyaga, Philip ; Mwaengo, Dufton ; Anzala, Omu ; Vapalahti, Olli ; Webala, Paul W. ; Forbes, Kristian M. ; Sironen, Tarja
• Description:
  Previously identified only in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and southeastern Kenya, Bombali virus-infected Mops condylurus bats were recently found »750 km away in western Kenya. This finding supports the role of M. condylurus bats as hosts and the potential for Bombali virus circulation across the bats' range in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Subjects:
  Animals Chiroptera Ebolavirus Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(12):3007-3010
• Pubmed ID:
  33219788
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7706938
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Guinea ; Kenya ; Sierra Leone
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f387a002d042a1441e3f1dc108b0649231b0605b9b8089abc4c7fddb194294bf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/98448/cdc_98448_DS1.pdf
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