Isolation of Batborne Neglected Zoonotic Agent Issyk-Kul Virus, Italy.

ABSTRACT: We isolated Issyk-Kul virus (ISKV) from a bat sampled from Italy in 2021 and conducted ISKV-specific surveillance in bats collected in Italy during 2017-2023. ISKV circulation among synanthropic and sedentary species of bat, such as Savi's pipistrelle bat (Hypsugo savii) in northern Italy, may have public health implications in this region.

SUBMITTER: Lelli D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10977857 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature