1. Henipavirus infection in fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus), India.
- Author
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Epstein JH, Prakash V, Smith CS, Daszak P, McLaughlin AB, Meehan G, Field HE, and Cunningham AA
- Subjects
- Animals, Antibodies, Viral blood, Female, Henipavirus Infections blood, Henipavirus Infections epidemiology, Henipavirus Infections virology, India epidemiology, Male, Chiroptera virology, Henipavirus Infections veterinary
- Abstract
We tested 41 bats for antibodies against Nipah and Hendra viruses to determine whether henipaviruses circulate in pteropid fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus) in northern India. Twenty bats were seropositive for Nipah virus, which suggests circulation in this species, thereby extending the known distribution of henipaviruses in Asia westward by >1,000 km.
- Published
- 2008
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