European Bat Lyssavirus Type 2 RNA in Myotis daubentonii

Abstract

Organ distribution of European bat lyssavirus type 2 viral RNA in its reservoir host, Myotis daubentonii (Daubenton's bat), was measured with a novel quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction assay. High levels of genomic RNA were found in the brain and were also detectable in the tongue, bladder, and stomach.

Keywords

• European bat lyssavirus
• rabies
• quantitative PCR
• neurotropism
• dispatch
• United Kingdom