PRO/AH/EDR> Bombali ebolavirus - Africa: Sierra Leone, Kenya, bat

Ebola -- Sierra Leone
Goldstein T, Anthony SJ, Gbakima A, et al. The discovery of Bombali virus adds further support for bats as hosts of ebolaviruses. Nat Microbiol. 2018 Oct;3(10):1084-1089. doi: 10.1038/s41564-018-0227-2.; abstract available at

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Here we describe the complete genome of a new ebolavirus, _Bombali virus_ (BOMV) detected in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone (little free-tailed (_Chaerephon pumilus_) and Angolan free-tailed (_Mops condylurus_). The bats were found roosting

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