Lyssavirus in Japanese Pipistrelle, Taiwan

Abstract

A putative new lyssavirus was found in 2 Japanese pipistrelles (Pipistrellus abramus) in Taiwan in 2016 and 2017. The concatenated coding regions of the virus showed 62.9%–75.1% nucleotide identities to the other 16 species of lyssavirus, suggesting that it may be representative of a new species of this virus.

Keywords

• lyssavirus
• bat
• Japanese pipistrelle
• Pipistrellus abramus
• Taiwan
• viruses