What is it about?
This study examines the immune response of Jamaican fruit bats after infection with the bat influenza virus H18N11. The research shows that these bats produce a strong, stable and highly neutralizing antibody response after virus infection. Infected bats had no detectable virus shedding after a second exposure to the virus, suggesting that their immune systems mounted a highly effective antibody defense.
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Why is it important?
Our findings challenges previous assumptions about bats' immune responses and suggests that certain bat species, such as the Jamaican fruit bat, rely on a strong antibody response to control viral infections.
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This page is a summary of: Jamaican fruit bats mount a stable and highly neutralizing antibody response after bat influenza virus infection, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2413619121.
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