The ecology of Ebola virus (EBOV) is still largely unclear. Here, the authors show that Angolan freetailed bats are selectively permissive to EBOV infection, but not to other filoviruses, and demonstrate EBOV placental tissue tropism indicating potential horizontal and vertical transmission between conspecifics.
- S. A. Riesle-Sbarbaro
- G. Wibbelt
- A. Kurth
