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Studies of reservoir hosts for Marburg virus.
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases; Dec2007, Vol. 13 Issue 12, p1847-1851, 5p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- To determine reservoir hosts for Marburg virus (MARV), we examined the fauna of a mine in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The mine was associated with a protracted outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever during 1998-2000. We found MARV nucleic acid in 12 bats, comprising 3.0%-3.6% of 2 species of insectivorous bat and 1 species of fruit bat. We found antibody to the virus in the serum of 9.7% of 1 of the insectivorous species and in 20.5% of the fruit bat species, but attempts to isolate virus were unsuccessful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27773760
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1312.071115