European bat lyssavirus type 2 in a Daubenton's bat inScotland

European bat lyssavirus type 2 in a Daubenton's bat inScotland

Three previous Daubenton's bats submitted from the same location in West Lothian have been negative and the recent finding of viral RNA in bat saliva was in one of over 900 swabs from live bats ( Scottish Natural Heritage 2008 ). [...]although this finding of live virus in a Scottish Daubenton&...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary record 2009-09, Vol.165 (13), p.383-384
Hauptverfasser: Horton, Daniel L., Voller, Katja, Haxton, Ben, Johnson, Nicholas, Leech, Stacey, Goddard, Trudy, Wilson, Christine, McElhinney, Lorraine M., Fooks, Anthony R.
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Sprache:eng
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Bats
Disease
Infections
Rabies
Studies
Surveillance
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Zusammenfassung:Three previous Daubenton's bats submitted from the same location in West Lothian have been negative and the recent finding of viral RNA in bat saliva was in one of over 900 swabs from live bats ( Scottish Natural Heritage 2008 ). [...]although this finding of live virus in a Scottish Daubenton's bat confirms the public health risks suggested by serosurveillance and viral RNA in bat saliva, the risks remain small ( Anon 2009 ).
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.165.13.383