Open AccessBat infected with a rabies virus (EBLV-2) identified in southern England
Author(s) -
Natasha S. Crowcroft,
A. R. Fooks
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.08.40.02561-en
Subject(s) - rabies , lyssavirus , biology , virology , geography , zoology , rabies virus , rhabdoviridae
A Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) infected with European Bat Lyssavirus type-2 (EBLV-2) has been reported in the United Kingdom (UK). On 17 September, the infected bat was found lying on a road by a person in a town in southern England.