Molecular and serological survey of lyssaviruses in Croatian bat populations
| Autor: | Evelyne Picard-Meyer, Vida Zrnčić, Marine Wasniewski, Tomislav Bedeković, Florence Cliquet, Nina Krešić, Ivana Lojkić, Anđela Ćukušić, Ivana Šimić |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Croatian Veterinary Institute, Laboratoire de la rage et de la faune sauvage de Nancy (LRFSN), Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES), Croatian Biospeleological Society, This work has been fully supported-supported in part by Croatian Science Foundation under the project No.8513 (BatsRabTrack). |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Bat Lyssavirus European bat lyssavirus-1 Croatia Antibodies MESH: Lyssavirus [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] Myotis myotis medicine.disease_cause Antibodies Viral Serology Seroepidemiologic Studies Chiroptera Zoonoses Prevalence geography.geographical_feature_category lcsh:Veterinary medicine MESH: Chiroptera General Medicine European bat lyssavirus-1 3. Good health Caves [SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology language RNA Viral Research Article animal structures Rabies Croatia 030106 microbiology Zoology Biology Antibodies 03 medical and health sciences MESH: Rabies Cave medicine Animals Lyssavirus Croatian geography European bat lyssavirus 1 General Veterinary Bat biology.organism_classification medicine.disease language.human_language 030104 developmental biology Bokeloh bat lyssavirus lcsh:SF600-1100 [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie |
| Zdroj: | BMC Veterinary Research, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) BMC Veterinary Research BMC Veterinary Research, BioMed Central, 2018, 14 (1), ⟨10.1186/s12917-018-1592-z⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1746-6148 |
| Popis: | International audience; Background: Rabies is the only known zoonotic disease of bat origin in Europe. The disease is caused by species belonging to the genus Lyssavirus. Five Lyssavirus species, i.e., European bat lyssavirus (EBLV)-1, EBLV-2, Bokeloh bat lyssavirus, Lleida bat lyssavirus, and West Caucasian bat virus, have been identified in European bats. More recently, a proposed sixth species, Kotalahti bat lyssavirus, was detected. Thus, in this study, active surveillance was initiated in order to obtain insights into the prevalence of lyssaviruses in Croatian bat populations and to improve our understanding of the public health threat of infected bats. Results: In total, 455 bats were caught throughout Continental and Mediterranean Croatia. Antibodies were found in 20 of 350 bats (5.71%, 95% confidence interval 3.73-8.66). The majority of seropositive bats were found in Trbušnjak cave (Continental Croatia, Eastern part), and most seropositive bats belonged to Myotis myotis (13/20). All oropharyngeal swabs were negative for the presence of Lyssavirus. Conclusions: The presence of lyssaviruses in bat populations was confirmed for the first time in Croatia and Southeastern Europe. The results of this study suggest the need for further comprehensive analyses of lyssaviruses in bats in this part of Europe. |
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