European Bat Lyssavirus Transmission among Cats, Europe

European Bat Lyssavirus Transmission among Cats, Europe

We identified 2 cases of European bat lyssavirus subtype 1 transmission to domestic carnivores (cats) in France. Bat-to-cat transmission is suspected. Low amounts of virus antigen in cat brain made diagnosis difficult.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laurent Dacheux, Florence Larrous, Alexandra Mailles, Didier Boisseleau, Olivier Delmas, Charlotte Biron, Christiane Bouchier, Isabelle Capek, Michel Muller, Frédéric Ilari, Tanguy Lefranc, François Raffi, Maryvonne Goudal, Hervé Bourhy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rabies
lyssavirus
chiroptera
cats
diagnosis
spillover
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-0637_article

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