Bombali Ebolavirus in Mops condylurus Bats (Molossidae), Mozambique.

ABSTRACT: We detected Bombali ebolavirus RNA in 3 free-tailed bats (Mops condylurus, Molossidae) in Mozambique. Sequencing of the large protein gene revealed 98% identity with viruses previously detected in Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Guinea. Our findings further support the suspected role of Mops condylurus bats in maintaining Bombali ebolavirus.

SUBMITTER: Lebarbenchon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9707587 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature