Marburg virus infection in Egyptian rousette bats, South Africa, 2013-2014

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Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz
Jansen van Vuren, Petrus
Kemp, Alan
Storm, Nadia
Grobbelaar, Antoinette A.
Wiley, Michael R.
Palacios, Gustavo
Markotter, Wanda

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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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.

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Some preliminary results from this study were presented at the 6th International Symposium on Filoviruses; March 30–April 2, 2014; Galveston, Texas, USA.

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Bats, Disease risk reduction, South Africa (SA), Marburg virus (MARV), Fruit bats, Hemorrhagic fever, Egyptian rousette bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

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Paweska, J.T., Van Vuren, P.J., Kemp, A. et al. 2018, 'Marburg virus infection in Egyptian rousette bats, South Africa, 2013-2014', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 1134-1137.