Hayman David T S, Fooks Anthony R, Horton Daniel, Suu-Ire Richard, Breed Andrew C, Cunningham Andrew A, Wood James L N
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jun;14(6):926-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1406.071421.
To investigate the presence of Lagos bat virus (LBV)-specific antibodies in megachiroptera from West Africa, we conducted fluorescent antibody virus neutralization tests. Neutralizing antibodies were detected in Eidolon helvum (37%), Epomophorus gambianus (3%), and Epomops buettikoferi (33%, 2/6) from Ghana. These findings confirm the presence of LBV in West Africa.
为调查西非大型翼手目动物中是否存在拉各斯蝙蝠病毒(LBV)特异性抗体,我们进行了荧光抗体病毒中和试验。在来自加纳的锤头果蝠(37%)、冈比亚鬃毛果蝠(3%)以及布氏鬃毛果蝠(33%,2/6)中检测到了中和抗体。这些发现证实了LBV在西非的存在。