Antibodies to Nipah-like virus in bats (Pteropus lylei), Cambodia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Sep;8(9):987-8. doi: 10.3201/eid0809.010515.

Abstract

Serum specimens from fruit bats were obtained at restaurants in Cambodia. We detected antibodies cross-reactive to Nipah virus by enzyme immunoassay in 11 (11.5%) of 96 Lyle's flying foxes (Pteropus lylei). Our study suggests that viruses closely related to Nipah or Hendra viruses are more widespread in Southeast Asia than previously documented.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis*
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology
  • Cambodia
  • Chiroptera / immunology
  • Chiroptera / virology*
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Paramyxoviridae Infections / immunology
  • Paramyxoviridae Infections / virology
  • Paramyxovirinae / immunology
  • Paramyxovirinae / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral