Role of Wildlife in Emergence of Ebola Virus in Kaigbono (Likati), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017.

Role of Wildlife in Emergence of Ebola Virus in Kaigbono (Likati), Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):2205-2209 Authors: Gryseels S, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Akonda I, Angoyo R, Ayouba A, Baelo P, Mukadi DB, Bugentho E, Bushmaker T, Butel C, Calvignac-Spencer S, Delaporte E, De Smet B, Düx A, Edidi-Atani F, Fischer R, Kahandi C, Kapetshi J, Sumba SK, Kouadio L, Bendeke AM, Mande C, Sepolo GM, Moudindo J, Ngole EM, Musaba P, Mutombo P, Bass IN, Nebesse C, Ngoy S, Kumogo SN, Seifert SN, Tanzito J, Akaibe D, Amundala N, Ariën KK, Gembu GC, Leendertz FH, Leirs H, Mukinzi JC, Munster V, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Peeters M, Verheyen E, Ahuka-Mundeke S Abstract After the 2017 Ebola virus (EBOV) outbreak in Likati, a district in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, we sampled small mammals from the location where the primary case-patient presumably acquired the infection. None tested positive for EBOV RNA or antibodies against EBOV, highlighting the ongoing challenge in detecting animal reservoirs for EBOV. PMID: 32818404 [PubMed - in process]
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