Molecular evidence of Ebola Reston virus infection in Philippine bats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2008-09, evidence of Reston ebolavirus (RESTV) infection was found in domestic pigs and pig workers in the Philippines. With species of bats having been shown to be the cryptic reservoir of filoviruses elsewhere, the Philippine government, in conjunction with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, assembled a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team to investigate Philippine bats as the possible reservoir of RESTV.

Methods

The team undertook surveillance of bat populations at multiple locations during 2010 using both serology and molecular assays.

Results

A total of 464 bats from 21 species were sampled. We found both molecular and serologic evidence of RESTV infection in multiple bat species. RNA was detected with quantitati

SUBMITTER: Jayme SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4504098 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature