title: Lyssaviruses and bats: emergence and zoonotic threat.
abstract: The continued detection of zoonotic viral infections in bats has led to the microbial fauna of these mammals being studied at a greater level than ever before. Whilst numerous pathogens have been discovered in bat species, infection with lyssaviruses is of particular significance from a zoonotic perspective as, where human infection has been reported, it is invariably fatal. Here we review the detection of lyssaviruses within different bat species and overview what is understood regarding their maintenance and transmission following both experimental and natural infection. We discuss the relevance of these pathogens as zoonotic agents and the threat of newly discovered viruses to human populations.
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector Borne Disease Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK. Ashley.banyard@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Ashley C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Banyard
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector Borne Disease Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK. jenni.evans@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bio-Resources, College of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China. tingrongluo@gxu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ting Rong
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector Borne Disease Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, New Haw, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK. tony.fooks@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Fooks
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D018114:Lyssavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology
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