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Emerg Infect Dis
; 30(7): 1490-1492, 2024 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38916865
ABSTRACT
We conducted a cross-sectional serosurvey for chikungunya virus (CHIKV) exposure in fruit bats in Senegal during 2020-2023. We found that 13.3% (89/671) of bats had CHIKV IgG; highest prevalence was in Eidolon helvum (18.3%, 15/82) and Epomophorus gambianus (13.7%, 63/461) bats. Our results suggest these bats are naturally exposed to CHIKV.
