14 research outputs found
Improvement in Dielectric Properties of Low Temperature Sintered Alumina Containing a Small Quantity of a CuO–Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> Additive by Substitution of Titanium Dioxide
Low-Temperature Sintering of Gahnite Ceramic Using Cu-Nb-O Additive and Evaluation of Dielectric and Thermal Properties
Stratigraphy of the wetland deposit on marine terraces in Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.
Endothelin-like immunoreactivity is expressed in reactive astrocytes in cases of cerebral infarcts and lacunes
Effects of gibberellic acid and abscisic acid on α-amylase activity and ultrastructure of aleurone cells ofAvena sativa L.
Filovirus surveillance of bats in Zambia
Bats are suspected to play important roles in the ecology of filoviruses, including ebolaviruses and marburgviruses. A cave-dwelling fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus, has been shown to be a reservoir of marburgviruses. Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with the viral glycoprotein antigen, we detected immunoglobulin G antibodies specific to multiple filoviruses in 158 of 290 serum samples of R aegyptiacus bats captured in Zambia during the years 2014-2017. In particular, 43.8% of the bats were seropositive to marburgvirus, supporting the notion that this bat species continuously maintains marburgviruses as a reservoir. Of note, distinct peaks of seropositive rates were repeatedly observed at the beginning of rainy seasons, suggesting seasonality of the presence of newly infected individuals in this bat population. These data highlight the need for continued monitoring of filovirus infection in this bat species even in countries where filovirus diseases have not been reported