Filovirus-reactive antibodies in humans and bats in Northeast India imply zoonotic spillover.

• Main Authors: Pilot Dovih (Author), Eric D Laing (Author), Yihui Chen (Author), Dolyce H W Low (Author), B R Ansil (Author), Xinglou Yang (Author), Zhengli Shi (Author), Christopher C Broder (Author), Gavin J D Smith (Author), Martin Linster (Author), Uma Ramakrishnan (Author), Ian H Mendenhall (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic pathogens, including filoviruses. Recent work highlights the diversity of bat borne filoviruses in Asia. High risk activities at the bat-human interface pose the threat of zoonotic virus transmission. We present evidence for prior exposure of bat harvesters a...