Coronavirus Antibodies in African Bat Species
subject: group 4 coronavirus, SARS-coronavirus, bat, SARS-like coronavirus, zoonosis, reservoir
description: Asian bats have been identified as potential reservoir hosts of coronaviruses associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV). We detected antibody reactive with SARS-CoV antigen in 47 (6.7%) of 705 bat serum specimens comprising 26 species collected in Africa; thus, African bats may harbor agents related to putative group 4 CoV.
creator: Marcel A. Müller, Janusz T. Paweska, Patricia A. Leman, Sung Sup Park, Klaus Grywna, Alan Kemp, L.E.O. Braack, Karen Sonnenberg, Matthias Niedrig, Robert Swanepoel
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2007
language: EN
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid1309.070342
coverage: Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine