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

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

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’ r...

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Main Authors: Lauri Kareinen, Joseph Ogola, Ilkka Kivistö, Teemu Smura, Kirsi Aaltonen, Anne J. Jääskeläinen, Sospeter Kibiwot, Moses M. Masika, Philip Nyaga, Dufton Mwaengo, Omu Anzala, Olli Vapalahti, Paul W. Webala, Kristian M. Forbes, Tarja Sironen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bats
filovirus
Kenya
Mops condylurus
Bombali ebolavirus
Bombali virus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-2925_article
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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