Spillover of West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV) in a Domestic Cat and Westward Expansion in the Palearctic Region

Spillover of West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV) in a Domestic Cat and Westward Expansion in the Palearctic Region

In June 2020, a cat from Arezzo (Italy) that died from a neurological disease was diagnosed with West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV). The virus retained high identity across the whole-genome with the reference isolate found in 2002 from a Russian bent-winged bat. We applied control measures recomme...

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Main Authors: Stefania Leopardi, Ettore Barneschi, Giuseppe Manna, Barbara Zecchin, Pamela Priori, Petra Drzewnioková, Francesca Festa, Andrea Lombardo, Fabio Parca, Dino Scaravelli, Andrea Maroni Ponti, Paola De Benedictis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus
animal–human encroachment
bats
<i>Miniopterus schreibersii</i>
spillover
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/10/2064

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