Group Group V ((-)ssRNA) Genus Lyssavirus Order Mononegavirales | Family Rhabdoviridae Rank Species | |
Similar Lyssavirus, Australian bat lyssavirus, Duvenhage virus, Mokola virus, Cryptic bat rabies | ||
European Bat lyssavirus 2 (EBLV-2) is one of three rabies virus-like agents of the genus Lyssavirus found in Daubenton's bats (Myotis daubentonii) in Britain. Human fatalities have occurred: the naturalist David McRae who was bitten by a Daubenton's bat in Scotland, became infected with EBLV-2a and died in November 2002.
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Genome
EBLV-2 is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus.
Transmission
EBLV-2 is primarily transmitted through bat bite and demonstrated a low-level of transmission via aerosolization of saliva, urine and feces.
References
European Bat lyssavirus 2 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA