Nature Communications (Jan 2020)
Isolation of Angola-like Marburg virus from Egyptian rousette bats from West Africa
- Brian R. Amman,
- Brian H. Bird,
- Ibrahim A. Bakarr,
- James Bangura,
- Amy J. Schuh,
- Jonathan Johnny,
- Tara K. Sealy,
- Immah Conteh,
- Alusine H. Koroma,
- Ibrahim Foday,
- Emmanuel Amara,
- Abdulai A. Bangura,
- Aiah A. Gbakima,
- Alexandre Tremeau-Bravard,
- Manjunatha Belaganahalli,
- Jasjeet Dhanota,
- Andrew Chow,
- Victoria Ontiveros,
- Alexandra Gibson,
- Joseph Turay,
- Ketan Patel,
- James Graziano,
- Camilla Bangura,
- Emmanuel S. Kamanda,
- Augustus Osborne,
- Emmanuel Saidu,
- Jonathan Musa,
- Doris Bangura,
- Samuel Maxwell Tom Williams,
- Richard Wadsworth,
- Mohamed Turay,
- Lavalie Edwin,
- Vanessa Mereweather-Thompson,
- Dickson Kargbo,
- Fatmata V. Bairoh,
- Marilyn Kanu,
- Willie Robert,
- Victor Lungai,
- Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum,
- Moinya Coomber,
- Osman Kanu,
- Amara Jambai,
- Sorie M. Kamara,
- Celine H. Taboy,
- Tushar Singh,
- Jonna A. K. Mazet,
- Stuart T. Nichol,
- Tracey Goldstein,
- Jonathan S. Towner,
- Aiah Lebbie
Affiliations
- Brian R. Amman
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Brian H. Bird
- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
- Ibrahim A. Bakarr
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- James Bangura
- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
- Amy J. Schuh
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jonathan Johnny
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Tara K. Sealy
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Immah Conteh
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Alusine H. Koroma
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Ibrahim Foday
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Emmanuel Amara
- University of Makeni
- Abdulai A. Bangura
- University of Makeni
- Aiah A. Gbakima
- Ministry of Technical and Higher Education
- Alexandre Tremeau-Bravard
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Manjunatha Belaganahalli
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Jasjeet Dhanota
- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
- Andrew Chow
- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
- Victoria Ontiveros
- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
- Alexandra Gibson
- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
- Joseph Turay
- University of Makeni
- Ketan Patel
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- James Graziano
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Camilla Bangura
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Emmanuel S. Kamanda
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Augustus Osborne
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Emmanuel Saidu
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Jonathan Musa
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Doris Bangura
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Samuel Maxwell Tom Williams
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Richard Wadsworth
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- Mohamed Turay
- University of Makeni
- Lavalie Edwin
- University of Makeni
- Vanessa Mereweather-Thompson
- University of Makeni
- Dickson Kargbo
- University of Makeni
- Fatmata V. Bairoh
- University of Makeni
- Marilyn Kanu
- University of Makeni
- Willie Robert
- University of Makeni
- Victor Lungai
- University of Makeni
- Raoul Emeric Guetiya Wadoum
- University of Makeni
- Moinya Coomber
- University of Makeni
- Osman Kanu
- University of Makeni
- Amara Jambai
- Ministry of Health and Sanitation
- Sorie M. Kamara
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Celine H. Taboy
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tushar Singh
- Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jonna A. K. Mazet
- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
- Stuart T. Nichol
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tracey Goldstein
- One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
- Jonathan S. Towner
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Aiah Lebbie
- Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14327-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Egyptian rousette bats (ERBs) are natural reservoirs for Marburg virus (MARV), but these bats have not been linked to the MARV Angola strain that caused the largest and deadliest outbreak on record. Here, Amman et al., in a multi-institutional surveillance effort, identify and isolate Angola-like MARV in ERBs in West Africa.
