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 ntibodies to rabies nucleocapsid protein. A c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2003-02, Vol.9 (2), p.262-264
Hauptverfasser:	Warrilow, David, Harrower, Bruce, Smith, Ina L, Field, Hume, Taylor, Roscoe, Walker, Craig, Smith, Greg A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Australia Australia - epidemiology Base Sequence Bats Bites and Stings Chiroptera - classification Chiroptera - virology Communicable diseases Communicable Diseases, Emerging - diagnosis Disease transmission Diseases Dispatch Health aspects Human beings Humans Lyssavirus Lyssavirus - isolation & purification Man Microchiroptera Population Surveillance Prevalence public health surveillance Rabies Rhabdoviridae Rhabdoviridae Infections - epidemiology Rhabdoviridae Infections - transmission Rhabdoviridae Infections - veterinary Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	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 ntibodies to rabies nucleocapsid protein. A case study of cross-species transmission of ABLV supports the conclusion that a bat reservoir exists for ABLV in which the virus circulates across Megachiroptera species within mixed communities.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0902.020264