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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Schuh AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5316840 | biostudies-other | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nature communications 20170213
The Egyptian rousette bat (ERB) is a natural reservoir host for Marburg virus (MARV); however, the mechanisms by which MARV is transmitted bat-to-bat and to other animals are unclear. Here we co-house MARV-inoculated donor ERBs with naive contact ERBs. MARV shedding is detected in oral, rectal and urine specimens from inoculated bats from 5-19 days post infection. Simultaneously, MARV is detected in oral specimens from contact bats, indicating oral exposure to the virus. In the late study phase, ...[more]