biostudies-literatureDux ADeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)European UnionDFG projects1227https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11358901biostudies-literatureUnknown16(8)Bombali virus (BOMV) is a novel Orthoebolavirus that has been detected in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Kenya, and Mozambique. We screened our collection of 349 free-tailed bat lungs collected in Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania for BOMV RNA and tested 228 bat blood samples for BOMV antibodies. We did not detect BOMV-specific antibodies but found BOMV RNA in a <i>Mops condylurus</i> bat from Tanzania, marking the first detection of an ebolavirus in this country. Our findings further expand the geographic range of BOMV and support <i>M. condylurus</i>' role as a natural BOMV host.VirusesDetection of Bombali Virus in a &lt;i&gt;Mops condylurus&lt;/i&gt; Bat in Kyela, Tanzania.PMC11358901FOOD/2016/379-660KR 1293/15-1LE 1813/7-1Couacy-Hymann ENowak KLander AKouadio LMerkel KKurth APeeters MLeendertz FHKruger DHCalvignac-Spencer SThaurignac GMangu CCorman VNtinginya NEDrosten CAyouba AWeiss SLwitiho SEDux ARothemeier CfalseDetection of Bombali Virus in a &lt;i&gt;Mops condylurus&lt;/i&gt; Bat in Kyela, Tanzania.Bombali virus (BOMV) is a novel Orthoebolavirus that has been detected in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Kenya, and Mozambique. We screened our collection of 349 free-tailed bat lungs collected in Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania for BOMV RNA and tested 228 bat blood samples for BOMV antibodies. We did not detect BOMV-specific antibodies but found BOMV RNA in a <i>Mops condylurus</i> bat from Tanzania, marking the first detection of an ebolavirus in this country. Our findings further expand the geographic range of BOMV and support <i>M. condylurus</i>' role as a natural BOMV host.2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Jul2026-05-22T03:21:06.167Z2025-04-04T10:39:05.377ZS-EPMC113589013920520110.3390/v16081227