Cross-Neutralization between Human and African Bat Mumps Viruses.

Authors :: Katoh, Hiroshi
Kubota, Toru
Ihara, Toshiaki
Maeda, Ken
Takeda, Makoto
Kidokoro, Minoru
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Apr2016, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p703-706, 4p
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Recently, a new paramyxovirus closely related to human mumps virus (MuV) was detected in bats. We generated recombinant MuVs carrying either or both of the fusion and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase bat virus glycoproteins. These viruses showed replication kinetics similar to human MuV in cultured cells and were neutralized efficiently by serum from healthy humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]