Henipavirus and Tioman Virus Antibodies in Pteropodid Bats, Madagascar

Abstract

Specimens were obtained from the 3 Malagasy fruit bats, Pteropus rufus, Eidolon dupreanum, and Rousettus madagascariensis. Antibodies against Nipah, Hendra, and Tioman viruses were detected by immunoassay in 23 and by serum neutralization tests in 3 of 427 serum samples, which suggests that related viruses have circulated in Madagascar.

Keywords

• Madagascar
• bats
• henipavirus
• Tioman virus
• dispatch