Published 2012 | Version v1
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Serological evidence of ebolavirus infection in bats, China

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The genus Ebolavirus of the family Filoviridae currently consists of five species. All species, with the exception of Reston ebolavirus, have been found in Africa and caused severe human diseases. Bats have been implicated as reservoirs for ebolavirus. Reston ebolavirus, discovered in the Philippines, is the only ebolavirus species identified in Asia to date. Whether this virus is prevalent in China is unknown.

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URL
hash://md5/72e63d3360107d0b4efe1d0df4ba78cc
URN
urn:lsid:zotero.org:groups:5435545:items:CDTVDIM3
DOI
10.1186/1743-422X-9-236

Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera