Henipavirus RNA in African bats
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Henipaviruses (Hendra and Nipah virus) are highly pathogenic members of the family Paramyxoviridae. Fruit-eating bats of the Pteropus genus have been suggested as their natural reservoir. Human Henipavirus infections have been reported in a region extending from Australia via Malaysia into Bangladesh, compatible with the geographic range of Pteropus. These bats do not occur in continental Africa, but a whole range of other fruit bats is encountered. One of the most abundant is Eidolon helvum, the African Straw-coloured fruit bat.
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Drexler, Jan Felix, Corman, Victor Max, Gloza-Rausch, Florian, Seebens, Antje, Annan, Augustina, Ipsen, Anne, Kruppa, Thomas, Mueller, Marcel A., Kalko, Elisabeth Klara Viktoria, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Oppong, Samuel, and Drosten, Christian. 2009. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/18699">Henipavirus RNA in African bats</a>." <em>PLoS ONE</em>, 4, (7) e6367. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006367">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006367</a>.