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. 2002 Mar;8(3):258-62.
doi: 10.3201/eid0803.010330.

Serologic evidence of Lyssavirus infections among bats, the Philippines

Paul M Arguin  1 , Kristy Murray-Lillibridge, Mary E G Miranda, Jean S Smith, Alan B Calaor, Charles E Rupprecht
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Serologic evidence of Lyssavirus infections among bats, the Philippines

Paul M Arguin et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Mar.

Abstract

Active surveillance for lyssaviruses was conducted among populations of bats in the Philippines. The presence of past or current Lyssavirus infection was determined by use of direct fluorescent antibody assays on bat brains and virus neutralization assays on bat sera. Although no bats were found to have active infection with a Lyssavirus, 22 had evidence of neutralizing antibody against the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV). Seropositivity was statistically associated with one species of bat, Miniopterus schreibersi. Results from the virus neutralization assays are consistent with the presence in the Philippines of a naturally occurring Lyssavirus related to ABLV.

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Collection sites for bats used in active surveillance of lyssaviruses in the Philippines.
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