Antibodies to Nipah-Like Virus in Bats (<i>Pteropus lylei)</i>, Cambodia

G. Olson, James; E. Rupprecht, Charles; E. Rollin, Pierre; Sam An, Ung; Niezgoda, Michael; Clemins, Travis; Walston, Joe; G. Ksiazek, Thomas

doi:10.3201/eid0809.010515

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Antibodies to Nipah-Like Virus in Bats (Pteropus lylei), Cambodia

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Sep 1, 2002

Authors:

James G. Olson

Charles E. Rupprecht

Pierre E. Rollin

Abstract

Serum specimens from fruit bats were obtained at restaurants in Cambodia. We detected antibodies cross-reactive to Nipah virus by enzyme immunoassay in 11 (11.5%) of 96 Lyle's flying foxes (Pteropus lylei). Our study suggests that viruses closely related to Nipah or Hendra viruses are more widesprea...

Subject

Hendra Virus

Virology

Biology

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