An investigation of bat roosts in Bisha, the hometown of the index patient, by the Saudi Ministry of Health discovered an Egyptian tomb bat in a large roost close to the index patient's home.
In August, 2013, the source of the virus was traced to an Egyptian tomb bat found in a building in close proximity to the index-patient's home.
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