Molecular Epidemiology of Paramyxoviruses in Frugivorous Eidolon helvum Bats in Zambia

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 611 - 614
• Main Authors: MULEYA, Walter, SASAKI, Michihito, ORBA, Yasuko, ISHII, Akihiro, THOMAS, Yuka, NAKAGAWA, Emiko, OGAWA, Hirohito, HANG’OMBE, Bernard, NAMANGALA, Boniface, MWEENE, Aaron, TAKADA, Ayato, KIMURA, Takashi, SAWA, Hirofumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.04.2014; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Base Sequence; bat viruses; Chiroptera - virology; Cluster Analysis; Demography; epidemiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Paramyxoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Paramyxoviridae Infections - veterinary; Paramyxovirinae - genetics; paramyxoviruses; Phylogeny; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary; RNA, Viral - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA - veterinary; Species Specificity; Virology; virus; Zambia; Zambia - epidemiology; Zambia

In this study, we describe the detection of novel paramyxoviruses from the Eidolon helvum species of fruit bats. We extracted RNA from 312 spleen samples from bats captured in Zambia over a period of 4 years (2008–2011). Semi-nested RT-PCR detected a total of 25 (8%) positive samples for paramyxovir...