학술논문
Prevalence of Henipavirus and Rubulavirus Antibodies in Pteropid Bats, Papua New Guinea.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*SEROPREVALENCE
*BATS as laboratory animals
*BAT diseases
*PTEROPODIDAE
*NIPAH virus
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ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
To determine seroprevalence of viruses in bats in Papua New Guinea, we sampled 66 bats at 3 locations. We found a seroprevalence of 55% for henipavirus (Hendra or Nipah virus) and 56% for rubulavirus (Tioman or Menangle virus). Notably, 36% of bats surveyed contained antibodies to both types of viruses, indicating concurrent or consecutive infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]