Fruit bats as reservoirs of Ebola virus

*Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769 Franceville, Gabon e-mail: [email protected]
†Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR 5202, Paris 75005, France
‡National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Special Pathogens Unit, Private Bag X4, Sandringham 2131, South Africa
§Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UR178, Mahidol University at Salaya, Nakhonpathom 73170, Thailand

Supplementary information accompanies this communication on Nature's website.

doi:10.1038/438575a

Nature 438(7068):p 575-576, December 1, 2005.

Bat species eaten by people in central Africa show evidence of symptomless Ebola infection.