Journal article
Insights into Australian bat lyssavirus in insectivorous bats of Western Australia
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol.4(1), Article 46
2019
Abstract
Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) is a known causative agent of neurological disease in bats, humans and horses. It has been isolated from four species of pteropid bats and a single microbat species (Saccolaimus flaviventris). To date, ABLV surveillance has primarily been passive, with active surveillance concentrating on eastern and northern Australian bat populations. As a result, there is scant regional ABLV information for large areas of the country. To better inform the local public health risks associated with human-bat interactions, this study describes the lyssavirus prevalence in microbat communities in the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia. We used targeted real-time PCR assays to detect viral RNA shedding in 839 oral swabs representing 12 species of microbats, which were sampled over two consecutive summers spanning 2016–2018. Additionally, we tested 649 serum samples via Luminex® assay for reactivity to lyssavirus antigens. Active lyssavirus infection was not detected in any of the samples. Lyssavirus antibodies were detected in 19 individuals across six species, with a crude prevalence of 2.9% (95% CI: 1.8–4.5%) over the two years. In addition, we present the first records of lyssavirus exposure in two Nyctophilus species, and Falsistrellus mackenziei.
Details
- Title
- Insights into Australian bat lyssavirus in insectivorous bats of Western Australia
- Authors/Creators
- D. Prada (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityV. Boyd (Author/Creator) - Australian Centre for Disease PreparednessM. Baker (Author/Creator) - Australian Centre for Disease PreparednessB. Jackson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityM. O’Dea (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol.4(1), Article 46
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Identifiers
- 991005545115507891
- Copyright
- © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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