No evidence of coronavirus infection by reverse transcriptase-PCR in bats in Belgium

No coronavirus was detected by PCR in lung and intestine samples of 100 bats, mostly common pipistrelles (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), collected dead between 2008 and 2013 for rabies surveillance in Belgium. The negative results contrast with the high prevalence of coronaviruses detected in fecal pel...

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Published in:Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Main Authors: Van Gucht, Steven, Nazé, Florence, El Kadaani, Karim, Bauwens, Danielle, Francart, Aurélie, Brochier, Bernard, Wuillaume, Françoise, Thomas, Isabelle
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Biology and Life Sciences
EUROPE
EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
VIRUSES
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Online Access:https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/5863161
http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-5863161
https://doi.org/10.7589/2013-10-269
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/5863161/file/5863184
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Summary:No coronavirus was detected by PCR in lung and intestine samples of 100 bats, mostly common pipistrelles (Pipistrellus pipistrellus), collected dead between 2008 and 2013 for rabies surveillance in Belgium. The negative results contrast with the high prevalence of coronaviruses detected in fecal pellets from live-captured bats in some European countries.

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