Lleida Bat Lyssavirus isolation in Miniopterus schreibersii in France. (20th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Picard‐Meyer, Evelyne; Beven, Veronique; Hirchaud, Edouard; Guillaume, Cédric; Larcher, Gérald; Robardet, Emmanuelle; Servat, Alexandre; Blanchard, Yannick; Cliquet, Florence
• Is Part Of: Zoonoses and public health. Volume 66:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 254
• Page End: 258
• Publication Date: 2018-11-20
• Subjects: rabies -- bat -- LLEBV; Zoonoses -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 636.0896959
• DOI: 10.1111/zph.12535
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1863-1959

Abstract

Abstract: Bat rabies cases are attributed in Europe to five different Lyssavirus species of 16 recognized Lyssavirus species causing rabies. One of the most genetically divergent Lyssavirus spp. has been detected in a dead Miniopterus schreibersii bat in France. Brain samples were found positive for the presence of antigen, infectious virus and viral RNA by classical virological methods and molecular methods respectively. The complete genome sequence was determined by next‐generation sequencing. The analysis of the complete genome sequence confirmed the presence of Lleida bat lyssavirus (LLEBV) in bats in France with 99.7% of nucleotide identity with the Spanish LLEBV strain (KY006983).