Lyssavirus Surveillance in Bats, Bangladesh

Abstract

Lyssavirus surveillance in bats was performed in Bangladesh during 2003 and 2004. No virus isolates were obtained. Three serum samples (all from Pteropus giganteus, n = 127) of 288 total serum samples, obtained from bats in 9 different taxa, neutralized lyssaviruses Aravan and Khujand. The infection occurs in bats in Bangladesh, but virus prevalence appears low.

Keywords

• lyssavirus
• Khujand virus
• Aravan virus
• rabies
• bat
• rhabdovirus