Isolation of Genetically Diverse Marburg Viruses from Egyptian Fruit Bats
Isolation of Genetically Diverse Marburg Viruses from Egyptian Fruit Bats
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Towner, Jonathan S. , Amman, Brian R. , Sealy, Tara K. , Carroll, Serena A. Reeder , Comer, James A. , Kemp, Alan , Swanepoel, Robert , Paddock, Christopher D. , Balinandi, Stephen , Khristova, Marina L. , Formenty, Pierre B. H. , Albarino, Cesar G. , Miller, David M. , Reed, Zachary D. , Kayiwa, John T. , Mills, James N. , Cannon, Deborah L. , Greer, Patricia W. , Byaruhanga, Emmanuel , Farnon, Eileen C. , Atimnedi, Patrick , Okware, Samuel , Katongole-Mbidde, Edward , Downing, Robert , Tappero, Jordan W. , Zaki, Sherif R. , Ksiazek, Thomas G. , Nichol, Stuart T. and Rollin, Pierre E.
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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United States: Public Library of Science
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In July and September 2007, miners working in Kitaka Cave, Uganda, were diagnosed with Marburg hemorrhagic fever. The likely source of infection in the cave was Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) based on detection of Marburg virus RNA in 31/611 (5.1%) bats, virus-specific antibody in bat sera, and isolation of genetically diverse virus fr...
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Isolation of Genetically Diverse Marburg Viruses from Egyptian Fruit Bats
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Amman, Brian R.
Sealy, Tara K.
Carroll, Serena A. Reeder
Comer, James A.
Kemp, Alan
Swanepoel, Robert
Paddock, Christopher D.
Balinandi, Stephen
Khristova, Marina L.
Formenty, Pierre B. H.
Albarino, Cesar G.
Miller, David M.
Reed, Zachary D.
Kayiwa, John T.
Mills, James N.
Cannon, Deborah L.
Greer, Patricia W.
Byaruhanga, Emmanuel
Farnon, Eileen C.
Atimnedi, Patrick
Okware, Samuel
Katongole-Mbidde, Edward
Downing, Robert
Tappero, Jordan W.
Zaki, Sherif R.
Ksiazek, Thomas G.
Nichol, Stuart T.
Rollin, Pierre E.
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289057418
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1289057418
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1553-7374,1553-7366
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1553-7374
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1000536
