Reston ebolavirus antibodies in bats, the Philippines

Creator

Satoshi Taniguchi, The University of Tokyo
Shumpei Watanabe, The University of Tokyo
Joseph S. Masangkay, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Tsutomu Omatsu, The University of Tokyo
Tetsuro Ikegami, UT Medical Branch at Galveston
Phillip Alviola, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Naoya Ueda, The University of Tokyo
Koichiro Iha, The University of Tokyo
Hikaru Fujii, The University of Tokyo

Issue Date

8-2011

Abstract

Filoviruses cause highly lethal hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, except for Reston Ebolavirus (REBOV), which causes severe hemorrhagic fever in macaques (1,2). REBOV epizootics among cynomolgus macaques occurred in 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1996 (2) and among swine in 2008 (3). African fruit bats have been suggested to be natural reservoirs for Zaire Ebolavirus and Marburg virus (4-6). However, the natural reservoir of REBOV in the Philippines is unknown. Thus, we determined the prevalence of REBOV antibody-positive bats in the Philippines.

Source or Periodical Title

Emerging Infectious Diseases

ISSN

1080-6040

Volume

17

Issue

8

Page

1559-1560

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

table

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Taniguchi, S., Watanabe, S., Masangkay, J.S., Omatsu, T., Ikegami, T., Alviola, P., Ueda, N., Iha, K., Fujii, H., Ishii, Y., Mizutani, T., Fukushi, S., Saijo, M., Kurane, I., Kyuwa, S., Akashi, H.,& Yoshikawa, Y., Morikawa, S. (2011). Reston Ebolavirus Antibodies in Bats, the Philippines. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17 (8), 1559-1560. doi:10.3201/eid1708.101693.

Identifier

doi:10.3201/eid1708.101693.

Digital Copy

yes