First encounter of European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) in a bat in Finland

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1581-1585

  Jakava Viljanen, M ^a   Lilley, T ^b   Kyheroinen E M ^c   Huovilainen, A ^a  

^a NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bat rabies; EBLV 2; Finland; indigenous infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; BITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUBENTON BAT; DEATH; EUROPEAN BAT LYSSAVIRUS TYPE 2; FINLAND; MYOTIS DAUBENTONII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RABIES VIRUS; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TYPING;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; FINLAND; LYSSAVIRUS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RHABDOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 77957303679     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000373     Document Type: Article

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