Bombali Ebolavirus in Mops condylurus Bats (Molossidae), Mozambique

Camille Lebarbenchon; Steven M Goodman; Axel O G Hoarau; Gildas Le Minter; Andréa Dos Santos; M Corrie Schoeman; Christophe Léculier; Hervé Raoul; Eduardo S Gudo; Patrick Mavingui

doi:10.3201/eid2812.220853

Bombali Ebolavirus in Mops condylurus Bats (Molossidae), Mozambique

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Dec;28(12):2583-2585. doi: 10.3201/eid2812.220853.

Authors

Camille Lebarbenchon, Steven M Goodman, Axel O G Hoarau, Gildas Le Minter, Andréa Dos Santos, M Corrie Schoeman, Christophe Léculier, Hervé Raoul, Eduardo S Gudo, Patrick Mavingui

Abstract

We detected Bombali ebolavirus RNA in 3 free-tailed bats (Mops condylurus, Molossidae) in Mozambique. Sequencing of the large protein gene revealed 98% identity with viruses previously detected in Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Guinea. Our findings further support the suspected role of Mops condylurus bats in maintaining Bombali ebolavirus.

Keywords: Bombali ebolavirus; Mops condylurus; Mozambique; viruses.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Chiroptera*
Ebolavirus* / genetics
Guinea / epidemiology
Kenya
Mozambique / epidemiology