Fruit bats as reservoirs of Ebola virus

By E. Leroy, B. Kumulungui, X. Pourrut, P. Rouquet, A. Hassanin, Philippe Yaba, André Délicat, J. Pawęska, J. Gonzalez, R. Swanepoel. Nature, 2005

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Isolation of Genetically Diverse Marburg Viruses from Egyptian Fruit Bats (2009, background): “Liver and spleen were selected for sampling based upon previous studies [10,11,12] and because these organs are affected in filovirus infections of primates.”
The Evolution and Emergence of RNA Viruses (2009, background): “For example, bats are the most likely reservoir species for both EBOV (Leroy et al. 2005) and SARS-CoV (Li et al.”
Bat flies: Obligate ectoparasites of bats (2006, background): “Recent evidence suggests that species of pteropodids may harbor the deadly Ebola virus (Leroy et al. 2005).”
Reference Intervals in Healthy Adult Ugandan Blood Donors and Their Impact on Conducting International Vaccine Trials (2008, positive): “Identification of the natural reservoir of ebolaviruses remains somewhat elusive, although recent PCR and antibody data suggest that three species of arboreal fruit bats may be carriers of Zaire ebolavirus [3].”