We detected Bombali ebolavirus RNA in 3 free-tailed bats (Mops condylurus, Molossidae) in Mozambique. Sequencing of the large protein gene revealed 98% identity with viruses previously detected in Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Guinea. Our findings further support the suspected role of Mops condylurus bats in ...
Bats provide key ecosystem services such as crop pest regulation, pollination, seed dispersal, and soil fertilization. Bats are also major hosts for biological agents responsible for zoonoses, such as coronaviruses (CoVs). The islands of the Western Indian Ocean are identified as a major biodiversity hot...
Astroviruses (AstVs) are responsible for infection of a large diversity of mammalian and avian species, including bats,
aquatic birds, livestock and humans. We investigated AstVs circulation in bats in Mozambique and Mayotte, a small
island in the Comoros Archipelago located between east Africa and Madag...
