Distinct Lineage of Vesiculovirus from Big Brown Bats, United States

Distinct Lineage of Vesiculovirus from Big Brown Bats, United States

We identified a novel rhabdovirus, American bat vesiculovirus, from postmortem tissue samples from 120 rabies-negative big brown bats with a history of human contact. Five percent of the tested bats were infected with this virus. The extent of zoonotic exposure and possible health effects in humans...

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Main Authors: Terry Fei Fan Ng, Cindy Driscoll, Maria Paz Carlos, Algernon Prioleau, Robert Schmieder, Bhakti Dwivedi, Jakk Wong, Yunhee Cha, Steven Head, Mya Breitbart, Eric Delwart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rhabdoviridae
vesiculovirus
viral metagenomic
bat
virus discovery
big brown bats
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/12-1506_article

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