Marburg Virus Infection in Egyptian Rousette Bats, South Africa, 2013-20141.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Pawęska, Janusz T.; van Vuren, Petrus Jansen; Kemp, Alan; Storm, Nadia; Grobbelaar, Antoinette A.; Wiley, Michael R.; Palacios, Gustavo; Markotter, Wanda; Jansen van Vuren, Petrus
- Source
- Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jun2018, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p1134-1137. 4p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *MARBURG virus disease
*MARBURG virus
*SEROPREVALENCE
*SEROCONVERSION
*REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
*THERAPEUTICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1080-6040
We detected a high seroprevalence of Marburg virus (MARV) antibodies in fruit bats in South Africa; 19.1% of recaptured bats seroconverted. The MARV RNA isolated closely resembled the 1975 Ozolin strain. These findings indicate endemic MARV circulation in bats in South Africa and should inform policies on MARV disease risk reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]