Lagos bat virus, South Africa

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作者
Markotter, W
Randles, J
Rupprecht, CE
Sabeta, CT
Taylor, PJ
Wandeler, AI
Nel, LH [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pretoria, Fac Nat & Agr Sci, Dept Microbiol & Plant Pathol, ZA-0002 Pretoria, South Africa
[2] Allerton Vet Lab, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
[3] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[4] Onderstepoort Vet Res Inst, Pretoria, South Africa
[5] Museum Nat Sci, Durban, South Africa
[6] Canadian Food Inspect Agcy, Nepean, ON, Canada
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10.3201/eid1203.051306
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Three more isolates of Lagos bat virus were recently recovered from fruit bats in South Africa after an apparent absence of this virus for 13 years. The sporadic occurrence of cases is likely due to inadequate surveillance programs for lyssavirus infections among bat populations in Africa.
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