A 40-year-old man from Uganda develops Marburg virus disease after visiting a bat cave. Which bat species is the reservoir for Marburg virus?...

Question

A 40-year-old man from Uganda develops Marburg virus disease after visiting a bat cave. Which bat species is the reservoir for Marburg virus?

Accepted Answer

Rousettus aegyptiacus (Egyptian fruit bat)

Answer

Mastomys natalensis (multimammate rat)

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Pteropus species (flying fox)

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Myotis lucifugus (little brown bat)

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Desmodus rotundus (vampire bat)

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Marburg Virus Reservoir