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1. Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bat, Kenya.

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Forbes, Kristian M., Webala, Paul W., Jääskeläinen, Anne J., Abdurahman, Samir, Ogola, Joseph, Masika, Moses M., Kivistö, Ilkka, Alburkat, Hussein, Plyusnin, Ilya, Levanov, Lev, Korhonen, Essi M., Huhtamo, Eili, Mwaengo, Dufton, Smura, Teemu, Mirazimi, Ali, Anzala, Omu, Vapalahti, Olli, and Sironen, Tarja

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*NUCLEOTIDE sequence, *BATS, *VIRUSES, *EBOLA virus
Abstract

Bombali virus (genus Ebolavirus) was identified in organs and excreta of an Angolan free-tailed bat (Mops condylurus) in Kenya. Complete genome analysis revealed 98% nucleotide sequence similarity to the prototype virus from Sierra Leone. No Ebola virus-specific RNA or antibodies were detected from febrile humans in the area who reported contact with bats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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

Author

Kareinen L, Ogola J, Kivistö I, Smura T, Aaltonen K, Jääskeläinen AJ, Kibiwot S, Masika MM, Nyaga P, Mwaengo D, Anzala O, Vapalahti O, Webala PW, Forbes KM, and Sironen T

Subjects
Animals, Guinea, Kenya epidemiology, Sierra Leone, Chiroptera, Ebolavirus, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
Abstract

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.

Published
2020
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