Active surveillance for antibodies confirms circulation of lyssaviruses in Palearctic bats

Abstract Background Palearctic bats host a diversity of lyssaviruses, though not the classical rabies virus (RABV). As surveillance for bat rabies over the Palearctic area covering Central and Eastern Europe and Siberian regions of Russia has been irregular, we lack data on geographic and seasonal p...

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Main Authors: Veronika Seidlova, Jan Zukal, Jiri Brichta, Nikolay Anisimov, Grzegorz Apoznański, Hana Bandouchova, Tomáš Bartonička, Hana Berková, Alexander D. Botvinkin, Tomas Heger, Heliana Dundarova, Tomasz Kokurewicz, Petr Linhart, Oleg L. Orlov, Vladimir Piacek, Primož Presetnik, Alexandra P. Shumkina, Mikhail P. Tiunov, Frantisek Treml, Jiri Pikula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02702-y