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.
Dacheux
Laurent
L
Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. laurent.dacheux@pasteur.fr
Larrous
Florence
F
Mailles
Alexandra
A
Boisseleau
Didier
D
Delmas
Olivier
O
Biron
Charlotte
C
Bouchier
Christiane
C
Capek
Isabelle
I
Muller
Michel
M
Ilari
Frédéric
F
Lefranc
Tanguy
T
Raffi
François
F
Goudal
Maryvonne
M
Bourhy
Hervé
H
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D018114:Lyssavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology
D000956:Antigens, Viral