Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016
Dispatch
Lyssavirus in Indian Flying Foxes, Sri Lanka
Panduka S. Gunawardena1, Denise A. Marston1, Richard J. Ellis, Emma L. Wise, Anjana C. Karawita, Andrew C. Breed, Lorraine M. McElhinney, Nicholas Johnson, Ashley Banyard, and Anthony R. Fooks
Table
Characteristics of 4 Indian flying foxes infected with Gannoruwa bat lyssavirus, Sri Lanka*
| Original ID no. | APHA ID no. | Collection date | Location | Weight, g/age/sex | Clinical signs/condition | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK-15 | RV3266 | 2014 Sept 17 | Peradeniya | 1,500/mature/M | Dead at collection | KU244266 |
| AK-40 | RV3267 | 2015 May 8 | Peradeniya | 350/immature/F | Dead at collection | KU244267 |
| AK-42 | RV3268 | 2015 May 25 | Peradeniya | 500/immature/M | Cachectic, paresis, unable to fly, nystagmus, intermittent seizures (≈10 s), spontaneous vocalization, aggressiveness, biting, died shortly after capture | KU244268 |
| AK-74 | RV3269 | 2015 Sep 11 | Gannoruwa | 212.5/immature/F | Dead at collection | KU244269 |
*APHA, Animal and Plant Health Agency; ID, identification.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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