No evidence of coronavirus infection by reverse transcriptase-PCR in bats in Belgium.
; Nazé, Florence ; Kadaani, Karim El ; Bauwens, Danielle ; Francart, Aurélie ; Brochier, Bernard ; Wuillaume, Françoise ; Thomas, Isabelle
Nazé, Florence
Kadaani, Karim El
Bauwens, Danielle
Francart, Aurélie
Brochier, Bernard
Wuillaume, Françoise
Thomas, Isabelle
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Abstract
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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2014-10-01
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Animals, Belgium, Chiroptera, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infections, Feces, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
