Bombali Ebolavirus in Mops condylurus Bats (Molossidae), Mozambique.

Lebarbenchon, Camille; Goodman, Steven M; Hoarau, Axel O G; Le Minter, Gildas; Dos Santos, Andréa; Schoeman, M Corrie; Léculier, Christophe; Raoul, Hervé; Gudo, Eduardo S; Mavingui, Patrick

Lebarbenchon, Camille; Goodman, Steven M; Hoarau, Axel O G; Le Minter, Gildas; Dos Santos, Andréa; Schoeman, M Corrie; Léculier, Christophe; Raoul, Hervé; Gudo, Eduardo S; Mavingui, Patrick.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 28(12): 2583-2585, 2022 Dec.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2198446

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We detected Bombali ebolavirus RNA in 3 free-tailed bats (Mops condylurus, Molossidae) in Mozambique. Sequencing of the large protein gene revealed 98% identity with viruses previously detected in Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Guinea. Our findings further support the suspected role of Mops condylurus bats in maintaining Bombali ebolavirus.

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Chiroptera; Ebolavirus; Animals; Ebolavirus/genetics; Mozambique/epidemiology; Guinea/epidemiology; Kenya

Keywords

Bombali ebolavirus; Mops condylurus; Mozambique; viruses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Chiroptera / Ebolavirus Type of study: Observational study Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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