Detection of European bat lyssavirus 2 (EBLV-2) in a Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) from Magdeburg, Germany.
In Europe bat rabies in Daubenton's bats (Myotisdaubentonii) and in Pond bats (Myotis dasycneme) caused by the European bat lyssavirus 2 (EBLV-2) has been confirmed in less than 20 cases to date. Here we report the second encounter of this virus species in Germany. A Daubenton's bat found grounded in the zoological garden in Magdeburg died shortly after. In the frame of a retrospective study the bat carcass was eventually transferred to the national reference laboratory for rabies at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute for rabies diagnosis. Lyssavirus was isolated and characterized as EBLV-2.
Institute of Epidemiology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Wusterhausen, Germany. conrad.freuling@fli.bund.de
Conrad M
CM
Freuling
Jeannette
J
Kliemt
Susann
S
Schares
Dietrich
D
Heidecke
René
R
Driechciarz
Juliane
J
Schatz
Thomas
T
Müller
D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D005858:Germany; D018114:Lyssavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis
D012367:RNA, Viral