A novel approach for collecting samples from fruit bats for isolation of infectious agents
A novel approach for collecting samples from fruit bats for isolation of infectious agents
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DOI:
10.1016/s1286-4579(03)00067-4
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发表时间:
2003-05-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Chua, KB
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作者:
Chua, KB
During the outbreak of Nipah virus encephalitis involving pigs and humans in peninsular Malaysia in 1998/1999, a conventional approach was initially undertaken to collect specimens from fruit bats by mist-netting and shooting, as an integral part of wildlife surveillance of the natural reservoir host of Nipah virus. This study describes a novel method of collecting fruit bats' urine samples using plastic sheets for isolation of Nipah virus. This novel approach resulted in the isolation of several other known and unidentified infectious agents besides Nipah virus. (C) 2003 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.