Nipah virus detection at bat roosts following spillover events in Bangladesh, 2012-2019
C. D. McKee, A. Islam, M. Z. Rahman, S. U. Khan, M. Rahman, S. M. Satter, A. Islam, C. K. Yinda, J. H. Epstein, P. Daszak, V. J. Munster, P. J. Hudson, R. K. Plowright, S. P. Luby, E. S. Gurley
The paper investigates Nipah virus shedding in bat roosts near human cases in Bangladesh, finding that viral RNA can be detected up to 52 days post-exposure, supporting targeted sampling for better viral ecology understanding.
bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2021 · PreprintEcology