Lyssaviruses in Insectivorous Bats, South Africa, 2003–2018

Lyssaviruses in Insectivorous Bats, South Africa, 2003–2018

We detected 3 lyssaviruses in insectivorous bats sampled in South Africa during 2003–2018. We used phylogenetic analysis to identify Duvenhage lyssavirus and a potentially new lyssavirus, provisionally named Matlo bat lyssavirus, that is related to West Caucasian bat virus. These new detections hig...

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Main Authors: Jessica Coertse, Colyn S. Grobler, Claude T. Sabeta, Ernest C.J. Seamark, Teresa Kearney, Janusz T. Paweska, Wanda Markotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rabies
lyssaviruses
South Africa
bats
Duvenhage virus
Matlo bat lyssavirus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-3592_article

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