TY - JOUR AU - Brookes, Sharon M. AU - Aegerter, James N. AU - Smith, Graham C. AU - Healy, Derek M. AU - Jolliffe, Tracey A. AU - Swift, Susan M. AU - Mackie, Iain J. AU - Pritchard, J. Stewart AU - Racey, Paul A. AU - Moore, Niall P. AU - Fooks, Anthony R. T1 - European Bat Lyssavirus in Scottish Bats T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 4 SP - 572 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report the first seroprevalence study of the occurrence of specific antibodies to European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) in Daubenton bats. Bats were captured from 19 sites across eastern and southern Scotland. Samples from 198 Daubenton bats, 20 Natterer bats, and 6 Pipistrelle bats were investigated for the presence of EBLV-2. Blood samples (N = 94) were subjected to a modified fluorescent antibody virus neutralization test to determine antibody titer. From 0.05% to 3.8% (95% confidence interval) of Daubenton bats were seropositive. Antibodies to EBLV-2 were not detected in the 2 other species tested. Mouth swabs (N = 218) were obtained, and RNA was extracted for a reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The RT-PCR included pan lyssavirus-primers (N gene) and internal PCR control primers for ribosomal RNA. EBLV-2 RNA was not detected in any of the saliva samples tested, and live virus was not detected in virus isolation tests. KW - Lyssavirus KW - EBLV-2 KW - seroprevalence KW - Daubenton bats KW - Scotland KW - research DO - 10.3201/eid1104.040920 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/4/04-0920_article ER - End of Reference