Public Health Surveillance for Australian bat lyssavirus in Queensland, Australia, 2000–2001

Public Health Surveillance for Australian bat lyssavirus in Queensland, Australia, 2000–2001

From February 1, 2000, to December 4, 2001, a total of 119 bats (85 Megachiroptera and 34 Microchiroptera) were tested for Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) infection. Eight Megachiroptera were positive by immunofluorescence assay that used cross-reactive antibodies to rabies nucleocapsid protein. A...

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Main Authors: David Warrilow, Bruce Harrower, Ina L. Smith, Hume E. Field, Roscoe Taylor, G. Craig Walker, Greg A. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lyssavirus
Rhabdoviridae
public health surveillance
dispatch
Australia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/2/02-0264_article

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