Survey for Bat Lyssaviruses, Thailand

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lumlertdacha, Boonlert ; Boongird, Kalyanee ; Wanghongsa, Sawai ; Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn ; Chanhome, Lawan ; Khawplod, Pkamatz ; Hemachudha, Thiravat ; Kuzmin, Ivan ; Rupprecht, Charles E.
• Description:
  Surveillance for lyssaviruses was conducted among bat populations in 8 provinces in Thailand. In 2002 and 2003, a total of 932 bats of 11 species were captured and released after serum collection. Lyssavirus infection was determined by conducting virus neutralization assays on bat serum samples. Of collected samples, 538 were either hemolysed or insufficient in volume, which left 394 suitable for analysis. These samples included the following: Pteropus lylei (n = 335), Eonycteris spelaea (n = 45), Hipposideros armiger (n = 13), and Rousettus leschennaulti (n = 1). No serum samples had evidence of neutralizing antibodies when tested against rabies virus. However, 16 samples had detectable neutralizing antibodies against Aravan virus, Khujand virus, Irkut virus, or Australian bat lyssavirus; all were specifically associated with fruit bats P. lylei (n = 15) and E. spelaea (n = 1). These results are consistent with the presence of naturally occurring viruses related to new putative lyssavirus genotypes.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Biological Assay Chiroptera Female Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct Male Mice Neutralization Tests Rhabdoviridae Infections Seroepidemiologic Studies

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(2):232-236.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Thailand
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7359ad91508b8d471de0582fc8c2f1ea7595944a830b59f600f64b4d3780c839
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7826/cdc_7826_DS1.pdf
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