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Bat Nipah Virus, Thailand

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2005

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Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Boonlert Lumlertdacha, Kalyanee Boongird, Sawai Wanghongsa, Lawan Chanhome, Pierre E. Rollin, Patrick C. Stockton, Charles E. Rupprecht, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Thiravat Hemachudha
Emerging infectious diseases

Abstract

Surveillance for Nipah virus (NV) was conducted in Thailand's bat population. Immunoglobulin G antibodies to NV were detected with enzyme immunoassay in 82 of 1,304 bats. NV RNA was found in bat saliva and urine. These data suggest the persistence of NV infection in Thai bats.

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