Experimental infection of Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with Sosuga virus demonstrates potential transmission routes for a bat-borne human pathogenic paramyxovirus.

• Main Authors: Brian R Amman (Author), Amy J Schuh (Author), Tara K Sealy (Author), Jessica R Spengler (Author), Stephen R Welch (Author), Shannon G M Kirejczyk (Author), César G Albariño (Author), Stuart T Nichol (Author), Jonathan S Towner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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In August 2012, a wildlife biologist became severely ill after becoming infected with a novel paramyxovirus, termed Sosuga virus. In the weeks prior to illness, the patient worked with multiple species of bats in South Sudan and Uganda, including Egyptian rousette bats (ERBs: Rousettus aegyptiacus)....