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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/12-1506_article |