Nipah Virus Antibodies in Bats, the Philippines, 2013-2022

Yoshihiro Kaku, Shumpei Watanabe, Joseph S Masangkay, Phillip Alviola, Satoshi Taniguchi, Edison Cosico, Yumi Une, Frances C Recuenco, Satoko Sugimoto, Kentaro Kato, Shigeru Kyuwa, David Emmanuel M General, Allen John F Manalad, Sheryl A Yap, Hironori Bando, Nanako Isobe, Yui Sakata, Shione Takeguchi, Hikaru Fujii, Masayuki Shimojima, Shigeru Morikawa, Ken Maeda, Tsutomu Omatsu

In 2014, an outbreak of zoonotic Nipah virus (NiV) occurred on Mindanao Island, the Philippines. We investigated the prevalence of NiV in Philippine bats. Because neutralizing antibodies were detected in insectivorous bats on Siargao Island, public health officials should consider that the distribution range of NiV is not limited to Mindanao Island.

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