Coertse J, Grobler CS, Sabeta CT, Seamark ECJ, Kearney T, Paweska JT, Markotter W. Lyssaviruses in Insectivorous Bats, South Africa, 2003-2018.
Emerg Infect Dis 2021;
26:3056-3060. [PMID:
33219800 PMCID:
PMC7706942 DOI:
10.3201/eid2612.203592]
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Abstract
We detected 3 lyssaviruses in insectivorous bats sampled in South Africa during 2003–2018. We used phylogenetic analysis to identify Duvenhage lyssavirus and a potentially new lyssavirus, provisionally named Matlo bat lyssavirus, that is related to West Caucasian bat virus. These new detections highlight that much about lyssaviruses remains unknown.
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