Australian bat lyssavirus infection in a captive juvenile black flying fox.
The newly emerging Australian bat lyssavirus causes rabieslike disease in bats and humans. A captive juvenile black flying fox exhibited progressive neurologic signs, including sudden aggression, vocalization, dysphagia, and paresis over 9 days and then died. At necropsy, lyssavirus infection was diagnosed by fluorescent antibody test, immunoperoxidase staining, polymerase chain reaction, and virus isolation. Eight human contacts received postexposure vaccination.
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Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Moorooka, Australia.
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D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D018114:Lyssavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology*; D015047:Zoonoses
D011819:Rabies Vaccines