A Recently Discovered Pathogenic Paramyxovirus, Sosuga Virus, is Present in Rousettus aegyptiacus Fruit Bats at Multiple Locations in Uganda
Autor: | Stuart T. Nichol, S. Campbell, Brian R. Amman, DeeAnn M. Reeder, Jonathan S. Towner, Tara K. Sealy, Stephen Balinandi, Brian H. Bird, Ute Ströher, Amy J. Schuh, Winyi Kaboyo, Luke Nyakarahuka, Megan E. B. Jones, César G. Albariño, Megan E. Vodzack |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Paramyxoviridae viruses Animals Wild Article Virus Viral hemorrhagic fever Malaise Chiroptera medicine Sore throat Maculopapular rash Animals Humans Uganda Natural reservoir Phylogeny Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Paramyxoviridae Infections Ecology biology Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Virology Female medicine.symptom Rousettus |
Zdroj: | Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 51:774-779 |
ISSN: | 0090-3558 |
Popis: | In August 2012, a wildlife biologist became ill immediately following a 6-wk field trip to collect bats and rodents in South Sudan and Uganda. After returning to the US, the biologist was admitted to the hospital with multiple symptoms including fever, malaise, headache, generalized myalgia and arthralgia, stiffness in the neck, and sore throat. Soon after admission, the patient developed a maculopapular rash and oropharynx ulcerations. The patient remained hospitalized for 14 d. Several suspect pathogens, including viral hemorrhagic fever viruses such as Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses, were ruled out through standard diagnostic testing. However, deep sequencing and metagenomic analyses identified a novel paramyxovirus, later named Sosuga virus, in the patient’s blood. To determine the potential source, bat tissues collected during the 3-wk period just prior to the onset of symptoms were tested for Sosuga virus, and several Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) were found to be positive. Further analysis of archived Egyptian rousette tissues collected at other localities in Uganda found additional Sosuga virus–positive bats, suggesting this species could be a potential natural reservoir for this novel paramyxovirus. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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