ArticlePloS one2008
Evidence of henipavirus infection in West African fruit bats.
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- Diet-induced changes in metabolism influence immune response and viral shedding in Jamaican fruit bats.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Nipah virus: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention.Frontiers of medicine · 2024Review
- Ecological and Reproductive Cycles Drive Henipavirus Seroprevalence in the African Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat (Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Genomic identification, characterization, and stress-induced expression profiling of glyoxalase and D-lactate dehydrogenase gene families in Capsicum annuum.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Henipaviruses are emerging RNA viruses of fruit bat origin that can cause fatal encephalitis in man. Ghanaian fruit bats (megachiroptera) were tested for antibodies to henipaviruses. Using a Luminex multiplexed microsphere assay, antibodies were detected in sera of Eidolon helvum to both Nipah (39%, 95% confidence interval: 27-51%) and Hendra (22%, 95% CI: 11-33%) viruses. Virus neutralization tests further confirmed seropositivity for 30% (7/23) of Luminex positive serum samples. Our results indicate that henipavirus is present within West Africa.
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