European Bat Lyssavirus in Scottish Bats

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Brookes, Sharon M. ; Aegerter, James N. ; Smith, Graham C. ; Healy, Derek M. ; Jolliffe, Tracey A. ; Swift, Susan M. ; Mackie, Iain J. ; Pritchard, J. Stewart ; Racey, Paul A. ; Moore, Niall P. ; Fooks, Anthony R.
• Description:
  We report the first seroprevalence study of the occurrence of specific antibodies to European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) in Daubenton's bats. Bats were captured from 19 sites across eastern and southern Scotland. Samples from 198 Daubenton's bats, 20 Natterer's bats, and 6 Pipistrelle's bats were tested for EBLV-2. Blood samples (N = 94) were subjected to a modified fluorescent antibody virus neutralization test to determine antibody titer. From 0.05% to 3.8% (95% confidence interval) of Daubenton's bats were seropositive. Antibodies to EBLV-2 were not detected in the 2 other species tested. Mouth swabs (N = 218) were obtained, and RNA was extracted for a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The RT-PCR included pan lyssavirus-primers (N gene) and internal PCR control primers for ribosomal RNA. EBLV-2 RNA was not detected in any of the saliva samples tested, and live virus was not detected in virus isolation tests.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Chiroptera Rhabdoviridae Infections Seroepidemiologic Studies
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(4):572-578.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Scotland
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:96eb47b7e163b78c2f85d00848b936bbe5b765ff370c819c6add3dddfdc0b56a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14726/cdc_14726_DS1.pdf
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