Open AccessRabies-like infection in Scotland
Author(s) -
Natasha S. Crowcroft
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
deleted journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.50.01984-en
Subject(s) - rabies , lyssavirus , virology , biology , veterinary medicine , medicine , rabies virus , rhabdoviridae
A human case of European Bat Lyssavirus (EBL) 2 infection in Scotland in November was confirmed by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency in November 2002 (1). This is the first confirmed human infection of EBL 2 in the United Kingdom (UK), and the first human rabies-like infection acquired in the UK since 1902 (2).
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