TY - JOUR AU - Kareinen, Lauri AU - Airas, Niina AU - Kotka, Sara AU - Masika, Moses AU - Aaltonen, Kirsi AU - Anzala, Omu AU - Ogola, Joseph AU - Webala, Paul AU - Vapalahti, Olli AU - Sironen, Tarja AU - Forbes, Kristian T1 - No Substantial Histopathologic Changes in Mops condylurus Bats Naturally Infected with Bombali Virus, Kenya T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2023 VL - 29 IS - 5 SP - 1029 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We found similar mild perivascular inflammation in lungs of Bombali virus–positive and –negative Mops condylurus bats in Kenya, indicating the virus is well-tolerated. Our findings indicate M. condylurus bats may be a reservoir host for Bombali virus. Increased surveillance of these bats will be important to reduce potential virus spread. KW - Ebola KW - Bombali virus KW - Mops condylurus KW - viruses KW - zoonoses KW - bat pathology KW - reservoir host KW - transmission route KW - Finland KW - Kenya DO - 10.3201/eid2905.221336 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/5/22-1336_article ER - End of Reference