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Kevin J Olival1, Ariful Islam, Meng Yu
1EcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York 10001, USA. olival@ecohealthalliance.org
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|January 25, 2013
Abstract:
To determine geographic range for Ebola virus, we tested 276 bats in Bangladesh. Five (3.5%) bats were positive for antibodies against Ebola Zaire and Reston viruses; no virus was detected by PCR. These bats might be a reservoir for Ebola or Ebola-like viruses, and extend the range of filoviruses to mainland Asia.
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