Marburgvirus in Egyptian Fruit Bats, Zambia.
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SUBMITTER: Kajihara M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649326 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Marburgvirus in Egyptian Fruit Bats, Zambia.
Kajihara Masahiro M Hang'ombe Bernard M BM Changula Katendi K Harima Hayato H Isono Mao M Okuya Kosuke K Yoshida Reiko R Mori-Kajihara Akina A Eto Yoshiki Y Orba Yasuko Y Ogawa Hirohito H Qiu Yongjin Y Sawa Hirofumi H Simulundu Edgar E Mwizabi Daniel D Munyeme Musso M Squarre David D Mukonka Victor V Mweene Aaron A Takada Ayato A
Emerging infectious diseases 20190817 8
We detected Marburg virus genome in Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) captured in Zambia in September 2018. The virus was closely related phylogenetically to the viruses that previously caused Marburg outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This finding demonstrates that Zambia is at risk for Marburg virus disease. ...[more]
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