Daubenton’s Bat Tests Positive For European Bat Lyssavirus Type 2

On May 7 2008 a Daubenton’s bat in the South East of England tested positive for the presence of European Bat Lyssavirus (EBLV), a strain of rabies virus found in bats across Northern Europe. The strain is European Bat Lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) and is closely related to the six EBLV-2 viruses isolated previously in bats in Great Britain since 1996.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on May 15th, 2008