Spatial and temporal patterns of Zaire ebolavirus antibody prevalence in the possible reservoir bat species

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 196, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Pourrut, X ^a,b   Delicat A ^b   Rollin, P E ^c   Ksiazek, T G ^c   Gonzalez, J P ^d   Leroy, E M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

BAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GABON; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; SENEGAL; SEROTYPING; VIROLOGY; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHIROPTERA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; GABON; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; SENEGAL; SEROTYPING;

EID: 38449085116     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520541     Document Type: Conference Paper

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