Abstract
Despite molecular and serologic evidence of Nipah virus in bats from various locations, attempts to isolate live virus have been largely unsuccessful. We report isolation and full-genome characterization of 10 Nipah virus isolates from Pteropus medius bats sampled in Bangladesh during 2013 and 2014.
Highlights
Despite molecular and serologic evidence of Nipah virus in bats from various locations, attempts to isolate live virus have been largely unsuccessful
Spillover might not be limited to humans in Bangladesh; nonneutralizing antibodies against Nipah virus (NiV) in cattle, goats, and pigs [13] underscore the urgency of characterizing diversity of henipaviruses in P. medius bats and other possible animal reservoirs in the region
We report isolation of NiVs from P. medius bats in Bangladesh
Summary
Despite molecular and serologic evidence of Nipah virus in bats from various locations, attempts to isolate live virus have been largely unsuccessful. We report isolation of NiVs from P. medius bats in Bangladesh. We collected bat samples from 5 sites in Raipur that showed NiV spillover and 1 district (Sylhet) that had no reported cases (Figure 1). Isolation of Nipah Viruses from Bats, Bangladesh quantitative PCR.
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