Exposure to Lyssaviruses in Bats of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

J Wildl Dis

2 Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.

Published: April 2017

Lyssavirus infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are poorly documented. We examined 218 bats. No lyssavirus antigens were detected but Lagos bat virus (LBV) neutralizing antibodies (VNA) were detected in Eidolon helvum and Myonycteris torquata . Four samples with LBV VNA reacted against Shimoni bat virus.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9109720PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2016-06-122DOI Listing

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