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Detection of European bat lyssavirus 2 (EBLV-2) in a Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) from Magdeburg, Germany.

Institute of Epidemiology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Wusterhausen, Germany.
Berliner und Münchener tierärztliche Wochenschrift (impact factor: 0.82). 125(5-6):255-8.
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT In Europe bat rabies in Daubenton's bats (Myotisdaubentonii) and in Pond bats (Myotis dasycneme) caused by the European bat lyssavirus 2 (EBLV-2) has been confirmed in less than 20 cases to date. Here we report the second encounter of this virus species in Germany. A Daubenton's bat found grounded in the zoological garden in Magdeburg died shortly after. In the frame of a retrospective study the bat carcass was eventually transferred to the national reference laboratory for rabies at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute for rabies diagnosis. Lyssavirus was isolated and characterized as EBLV-2.

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Keywords

bat carcass
 
Daubenton's bats
 
EBLV-2
 
Europe
 
Germany
 
lyssavirus 2
 
national reference laboratory
 
Pond bats
 
retrospective study
 
second encounter
 
zoological garden
 

Conrad M Freuling