Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 648: Sosuga Virus Detected in Egyptian Rousette Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in Sierra Leone
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 648: Sosuga Virus Detected in Egyptian Rousette Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in Sierra Leone
Viruses doi: 10.3390/v16040648
Authors:
Brian R. Amman
Alusine H. Koroma
Amy J. Schuh
Immah Conteh
Tara K. Sealy
Ibrahim Foday
Jonathan Johnny
Ibrahim A. Bakarr
Shannon L. M. Whitmer
Emily A. Wright
Aiah A. Gbakima
James Graziano
Camilla Bangura
Emmanuel Kamanda
Augustus Osborne
Emmanuel Saidu
Jonathan A. Musa
Doris F. Bangura
Sammuel M. T. Williams
George M. Fefegula
Christian Sumaila
Juliet Jabaty
Fatmata H. James
Amara Jambai
Kate Garnett
Thomas F. Kamara
Jonathan S. Towner
Aiah Lebbie
Sosuga virus (SOSV), a rare human pathogenic paramyxovirus, was first discovered in 2012 when a person became ill after working in South Sudan and Uganda. During an ecological investigation, several species of bats were sampled and tested for SOSV RNA and only one species, the Egyptian rousette bat (ERBs; Rousettus aegyptiacus), tested positive. Since that time, multiple other species have been sampled and ERBs in Uganda have continued to be the only species of bat positive for SOSV infection. Subsequent studies of ERBs with SOSV demonstrated that ERBs are a competent host for SOSV and shed this infectious virus while exhibiting only minor infection-associated pathology. Following the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, surveillance efforts focused on discovering reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens resulted in the cap...
Source: Viruses - Category: Virology Authors: Brian R. Amman Alusine H. Koroma Amy J. Schuh Immah Conteh Tara K. Sealy Ibrahim Foday Jonathan Johnny Ibrahim A. Bakarr Shannon L. M. Whitmer Emily A. Wright Aiah A. Gbakima James Graziano Camilla Bangura Emmanuel Kamanda Augustus Osborne Emmanuel Saidu Tags: Article Source Type: research
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