Encephalitis Caused by a Lyssavirus in Fruit Bats in Australia

Encephalitis Caused by a Lyssavirus in Fruit Bats in Australia

This report describes the first pathologic and immunohistochemical recognition in Australia of a rabies-like disease in a native mammal, a fruit bat, the black flying fox (Pteropus alecto). A virus with close serologic and genetic relationships to members of the Lyssavirus genus of the family Rhabdo...

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Main Authors: Graeme C. Fraser, Peter T. Hooper, Ross A. Lunt, Allan R. Gould, Laurence J. Gleeson, Alex D. Hyatt, Gail M. Russell, Jaqueline A. Kattenbelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1996-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Australia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/2/4/96-0408_article

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