Zaire ebolavirus surveillance near the Bikoro region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 2018 outbreak reveals presence of seropositive bats.

• Main Authors: Stephanie N Seifert (Author), Robert J Fischer (Author), Eeva Kuisma (Author), Cynthia Badzi Nkoua (Author), Gerard Bounga (Author), Marc-Joël Akongo (Author), Jonathan E Schulz (Author), Beatriz Escudero-Pérez (Author), Beal-Junior Akoundzie (Author), Vishnou Reize Bani Ampiri (Author), Ankara Dieudonne (Author), Ghislain Dzeret Indolo (Author), Serge D Kaba (Author), Igor Louzolo (Author), Lucette Nathalie Macosso (Author), Yanne Mavoungou (Author), Valchy Bel-Bebi Miegakanda (Author), Rock Aimé Nina (Author), Kevin Tolovou Samabide (Author), Alain I Ondzie (Author), Francine Ntoumi (Author), César Muñoz-Fontela (Author), Jean-Vivien Mombouli (Author), Sarah H Olson (Author), Chris Walzer (Author), Fabien Roch Niama (Author), Vincent J Munster (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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On the 8th of May, 2018, an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was declared, originating in the Bikoro region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) near the border with neighboring Republic of the Congo (ROC). Frequent trade and migration occur between DRC and ROC-based communities residi...