European bat 1 lyssavirus explained

European bat 1 lyssavirus (EBLV-1) is one of three rabies virus-like agents of the genus Lyssavirus found in serotine bats (Eptesicus serotinus) in Spain. Strains of EBLV-1 have been identified as EBLV-1a and EBLV-1b. EBLV-1a was isolated from bats found in the Netherlands and Russia, while EBLV-1b was found in bats in France, the Netherlands and Iberia. E. isabellinus bats are the EBLV-1b reservoir in the Iberian Peninsula. Between 1977 and 2010, 959 bat rabies cases of EBLV-1 were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) Rabies Bulletin.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Virology

Genome

EBLV-1 is a negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus.

See also

• Australian bat lyssavirus

External links

• Viral Zone
• Phylogeny
• Public Health England
• WHO Rabies Bulletin
• Web site: European Bat lyssavirus 1 . NCBI Taxonomy Browser . 57482.

Notes and References

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2. Botvinkin AD, Poleschuk EM, Kuzmin IV . Novel lyssaviruses isolated from bats in Russia . Emerging Infect. Dis. . 9 . 12 . 1623–5 . December 2003 . 14720408 . 3034350 . 10.3201/eid0912.030374 . etal.
3. Serra-Cobo J, Amengual B, Abellán C, Bourhy H . European bat lyssavirus infection in Spanish bat populations . Emerging Infect. Dis. . 8 . 4 . 413–20 . April 2002 . 11971777 . 2730232 . 10.3201/eid0804.010263 .
   Vázquez-Moron S, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Berciano JM, Echevarria JE . Phylogeny of European bat Lyssavirus 1 in Eptesicus isabellinus bats, Spain . Emerging Infect. Dis. . 17 . 3 . 520–3 . March 2011 . 21392449 . 3166003 . 10.3201/eid1703.100894 .
4. Schatz J, Fooks AR, McElhinney L . Bat rabies surveillance in Europe . Zoonoses Public Health . 60 . 1 . 22–34 . February 2013 . 22963584 . 10.1111/zph.12002 . 8922885 . etal.