Bat Reovirus as Cause of Acute Respiratory Disease and Encephalitis in Humans, Bangladesh, 2022–2023
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We report 5 patients in Bangladesh presumed to have Nipah virus infections after consuming raw date palm sap. PCR and serology for Nipah virus were negative, but high-throughput sequencing identified Pteropine orthoreovirus in archived throat swab samples and virus cultures. This batborne virus should be considered in differential diagnosis of Nipah-like illnesses.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Sharmin Sultana, Ariful Islam, James Ng, Sunil Kumar Dubey, Manjur Hossain Khan, Cheng Guo, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Joel M. Montgomery, Syed Moinuddin Satter, Tahmina Shirin, W. Ian Lipkin, Lisa Hensley, Nischay Mishra
Language: English
Topic: Virology and Viral Diseases
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7118416600