Serologic evidence of fruit bat exposure to filoviruses, Singapore, 2011–2016

Eric D. Laing; Ian H. Mendenhall; Martin Linster; Dolyce H.W. Low; Yihui Chen; Lianying Yan; Spencer L. Sterling; Sophie Borthwick; Erica Sena Neves; Julia S.L. Lim; Maggie Skiles; Benjamin P.Y.H. Lee; Lin Fa Wang; Christopher C. Broder; Gavin J.D. Smith

doi:10.3201/eid2401.170401

Serologic evidence of fruit bat exposure to filoviruses, Singapore, 2011–2016

Eric D. Laing, Ian H. Mendenhall, Martin Linster, Dolyce H.W. Low, Yihui Chen, Lianying Yan, Spencer L. Sterling, Sophie Borthwick, Erica Sena Neves, Julia S.L. Lim, Maggie Skiles, Benjamin P.Y.H. Lee, Lin Fa Wang, Christopher C. Broder, Gavin J.D. Smith^*

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Abstract

To determine whether fruit bats in Singapore have been exposed to filoviruses, we screened 409 serum samples from bats of 3 species by using a multiplex assay that detects antibodies against filoviruses. Positive samples reacted with glycoproteins from Bundibugyo, Ebola, and Sudan viruses, indicating filovirus circulation among bats in Southeast Asia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	122-126
Number of pages	5
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.170401
State	Published - Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Laing, E. D., Mendenhall, I. H., Linster, M., Low, D. H. W., Chen, Y., Yan, L., Sterling, S. L., Borthwick, S., Neves, E. S., Lim, J. S. L., Skiles, M., Lee, B. P. Y. H., Wang, L. F., Broder, C. C., & Smith, G. J. D. (2018). Serologic evidence of fruit bat exposure to filoviruses, Singapore, 2011–2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(1), 122-126. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.170401

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