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Submission + - Fruit Bats Infected with Deadly Marburg Virus (scienceblogs.com)
grrlscientist writes: "The source for one of the deadliest viruses known to man appears to have finally been identified. Marburg virus, which is closely related to Ebola virus, causes a severe bloody disease in humans that has between 80-90% fatality rate. [story includes pictures]
From the story: The Egyptian fruit bat was first identified as a potential source of this virus after experts from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in South Africa and the World Health Organization (WHO) captured and tested them. The team caught a variety of bat species using mist nets placed near the entrance to a lead and gold mine in a remote forest reserve in western Uganda. After the bats were captured, blood and tissues were collected and stored in liquid nitrogen until they were examined for the presence of Marburg virus."
From the story: The Egyptian fruit bat was first identified as a potential source of this virus after experts from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in South Africa and the World Health Organization (WHO) captured and tested them. The team caught a variety of bat species using mist nets placed near the entrance to a lead and gold mine in a remote forest reserve in western Uganda. After the bats were captured, blood and tissues were collected and stored in liquid nitrogen until they were examined for the presence of Marburg virus."
