A rabies-related lyssavirus from a Nycticeinops schlieffeni bat with neurological signs, South Africa.

Natalie Viljoen Arshad Ismail Jacqueline Weyer Mabusetsa Joseph Makalo

Published in: Microbiology resource announcements (2023)

We report the coding-complete sequence of a lyssavirus, provisionally designated Phala bat lyssavirus (PBLV), characterized using a metagenomics approach. PBLV was identified in a Nycticeinops schlieffeni bat that exhibited neurological signs and died within 24 hours of admission to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Phalaborwa, South Africa.

Keyphrases

south africa
hiv positive
emergency department
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus