Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) competence for Ebola virus but not Marburg virus is driven by intrinsic differences in viral entry and IFN-I signaling antagonism.
Sarah van Tol, Julia Rebecca Port, Robert J. Fischer, Shane Gallogly, Trenton Bushmaker, Amanda Griffin, Jonathan E. Schulz, Aaron Carmody, Lara M. Myers, Daniel E. Crowley, Caylee Falvo, Jade C. Riopelle, Arthur Wickenhagen, Chad S. Clancy, Jamie Lovaglio, , Vincent Jacobus Munster
This study shows Jamaican fruit bats can support EBOV replication and shedding but not MARV, due to differences in viral entry and IFN-I signaling suppression.
Nature Communications · Mar 25, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology