Nipah Virus in the Fruit Bat Pteropus vampyrus in Sumatera, Indonesia

作者:Sendow Indrawati; Ratnawati Atik; Taylor Trevor; Adjid R M Abdul; Saepulloh Muharam; Barr Jennifer; Wong Frank; Daniels Peter; Field Hume*
来源:PLos One, 2013, 8(7): e69544.
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0069544

摘要

Nipah virus causes periodic livestock and human disease with high case fatality rate, and consequent major economic, social and psychological impacts. Fruit bats of the genus Pteropus are the natural reservoir. In this study, we used real time PCR to screen the saliva and urine of P. vampyrus from North Sumatera for Nipah virus genome. A conventional reverse transcriptase (RT-PCR) assay was used on provisionally positive samples to corroborate findings. This is the first report of Nipah virus detection in P. vampyrus in Sumatera, Indonesia.

  • 出版日期2013-7-22