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Henipavirus infection in fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus), India |
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| Authors: | Epstein Jonathan H Prakash Vibhu Smith Craig S Daszak Peter McLaughlin Amanda B Meehan Greer Field Hume E Cunningham Andrew A |
| Affiliation: | *The Consortium for Conservation Medicine, New York, New York, USA;†Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India;‡Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;§Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA;¶Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia;#Zoological Society of London, London, UK |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Henipavirus Nipah virus Hendra virus Pteropus giganteus fruit bat India flying fox encephalitis South Asia dispatch |
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