Serologic Evidence of Lyssavirus Infections among Bats, the Philippines

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Arguin, Paul M. ; Murray-Lillibridge, Kristy ; Miranda, Mary E.G. ; Smith, Jean S. ; Calaor, Alan B. ; Rupprecht, Charles E.
• Description:
  Active surveillance for lyssaviruses was conducted among populations of bats in the Philippines. The presence of past or current Lyssavirus infection was determined by use of direct fluorescent antibody assays on bat brains and virus neutralization assays on bat sera. Although no bats were found to have active infection with a Lyssavirus, 22 had evidence of neutralizing antibody against the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV). Seropositivity was statistically associated with one species of bat, Miniopterus schreibersi. Results from the virus neutralization assays are consistent with the presence in the Philippines of a naturally occurring Lyssavirus related to ABLV.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Antigens, Viral Brain Female Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct Male Research Rhabdoviridae Infections
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(3):258-262.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Philippines
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2d443d3a1a6550bb64edcadfd6e94334208017f6360b29f5ff6ade94d5df13d0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3077/cdc_3077_DS1.pdf
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