title: The other rabies viruses: The emergence and importance of lyssaviruses from bats and other vertebrates.
abstract: The recognition that viruses related to rabies virus cause rabies in humans has stimulated research into the relationships, geographic distribution and natural histories of these viruses. This paper reviews what is known of these fascinating viruses and the complexity of prevention and treatment of the disease they cause.
authors.affiliation: Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1690, USA. calisher@cybersafe.net
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Calisher
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ellison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D018114:Lyssavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines