Henipavirus and Tioman Virus Antibodies in Pteropodid Bats, Madagascar

Catherine Iehle (1) , Girard Razafitrimo (1) , Josette Razainirina (1) , Nicole Andriaholinirina (1) , Steven M Goodman (2) , Caroline Faure (3) , Marie-Claude Georges-Courbot (3) , Dominique Rousset (4, 1) , Jean-Marc Reynes (1)

1 Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
2 Field Museum of Natural History [Chicago, USA]
3 IP - Institut Pasteur [Paris]
4 Centre Pasteur du Cameroun

Specimens were obtained from the 3 Malagasy fruit bats, Pteropus rufus, Eidolon dupreanum, and Rousettus madagascariensis. Antibodies against Nipah, Hendra, and Tioman viruses were detected by immunoassay in 23 and by serum neutralization tests in 3 of 427 serum samples, which suggests that related viruses have circulated in Madagascar.

Domains: Infectious diseases; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Catherine Iehle, Girard Razafitrimo, Josette Razainirina, Nicole Andriaholinirina, Steven M Goodman, et al.. Henipavirus and Tioman Virus Antibodies in Pteropodid Bats, Madagascar. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007, 13 (1), pp.159 - 161. ⟨10.3201/eid1301.060791⟩. ⟨pasteur-01835678⟩