Volume 12, Number 7—July 2006
Dispatch
European Bat Lyssavirus Type 2 RNA in Myotis daubentonii
Nicholas Johnson*
, Philip R. Wakeley*, Sharon M. Brookes*, and Anthony R. Fooks*
, Philip R. Wakeley*, Sharon M. Brookes*, and Anthony R. Fooks*
Table 1
Reports of European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) in Europe, 1985–2004*
| Year | County | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1985† | Finland | 30-year-old man admitted to department of neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, with ascending paralysis and radiating pain in right arm and neck; became agitated with hyperexcitability, hyperventilation, and spasms the following day; died 20 days after admission. Rabies diagnosis confirmed by FAT and MIT. |
| 1986 | Denmark | Rabies in pond bat (Myotis dasycneme). |
| 1986 | Denmark | Rabies in Daubenton's bat (M. daubentonii). |
| 1986 | Germany | Rabies in Daubenton's bat. |
| 1987 | Denmark | Rabies in Daubenton's bat. |
| 1987† | The Netherlands | Virus isolated from pond bat in Wommels. |
| 1987† | The Netherlands | Virus isolated from pond bat in Tjerkwerd. |
| 1987 | The Netherlands | Virus isolated from pond bat. |
| 1989† | The Netherlands | Virus isolated from pond bat in Andijk. |
| 1992† | Switzerland | Daubenton's bat found hanging on grill of ventilation shaft during daylight hours in Fribourg. Bat was weak, unable to fly, and died shortly afterwards. Rabies diagnosis confirmed by FAT and MIT. |
| 1993† | The Netherlands | Virus isolated from pond bat in Roden. |
| 1993† | Switzerland | Virus isolated from Daubenton's bat in Versoix. |
| 1996† | United Kingdom | Sick Daubenton's bat found in cellar of public house in Newhaven bit a pregnant woman while it was being cared for in bat hospital. Bat deteriorated rapidly. Diagnosis confirmed by FAT, RTCIT, MIT, and RT-PCR. |
| 2002† | United Kingdom | Juvenile female Daubenton's bat brought onto property adjoining Lancashire canal. Bat was in distress with wing damage; was treated for >7 weeks before signs of agitation and vocalization developed; became aggressive and tried to bite handler. Bat died 6 days after symptoms developed. Diagnosis confirmed by FAT, RTCIT, MIT, and RT-PCR. |
| 2002† | Switzerland | Rabies in Daubenton's bat in Geneva. |
| 2002† | United Kingdom | 55-year-old man admitted to Dundee hospital with acute hematemesis and upper limb parasthesia; became aggressive and required sedation on day 5; died on day 14. Man had history of exposure to bats in United Kingdom; postmortem PCR on saliva detected EBLV-2. Virus recovered from brain tissue after autopsy. |
| 2003† (bat 696/04) | United Kingdom | Adult male Daubenton's bat found Sep 2003 after flying into tree in daylight near Bury in Lancashire. Bat was cared for by volunteers and took water but attempted to bite carpet when placed there to feed. Bat died and was frozen until diagnosis was made Oct 2004. |
| 2004† (bat 603/04) | United Kingdom | Grounded juvenile female Daubenton's bat was found in Staines and cared for by volunteers. Its condition was poor and it displayed signs of aggression and lethargy. Diagnosis confirmed by FAT, RTCIT, MIT, and RT-PCR. |
*FAT, fluorescent-antibody test; MIT, mouse inoculation test; RTCIT; rabies tissue culture infection test; RT-PCR, reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction.
†Virus identity confirmed by genomic sequence analysis.
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