Lyssaviruses in Insectivorous Bats, South Africa, 2003-2018.

ABSTRACT: We detected 3 lyssaviruses in insectivorous bats sampled in South Africa during 2003-2018. We used phylogenetic analysis to identify Duvenhage lyssavirus and a potentially new lyssavirus, provisionally named Matlo bat lyssavirus, that is related to West Caucasian bat virus. These new detections highlight that much about lyssaviruses remains unknown.

SUBMITTER: Coertse J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7706942 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature