We tested 41 bats for antibodies against Nipah and Hendra viruses to determine whether henipaviruses circulate in pteropid fruit bats ( Pteropus giganteus ) in northern India. Twenty bats were seropositive for Nipah virus, which suggests circulation in this species, thereby extending the known distribution of henipaviruses in Asia westward by >1,000 km.
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【저자키워드】 India, Encephalitis, Nipah virus, South Asia, Hendra virus, henipavirus, dispatch, fruit bat, flying fox,Pteropus giganteus ,
【저자키워드】 India, Encephalitis, Nipah virus, South Asia, Hendra virus, henipavirus, dispatch, fruit bat, flying fox,