TY - JOUR AU - Arguin, Paul M. AU - Murray-Lillibridge, Kristy AU - Miranda, Mary E.G. AU - Smith, Jean S. AU - Calaor, Alan B. AU - Rupprecht, Charles E. T1 - Serologic Evidence of Lyssavirus Infections among Bats, the Philippines T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 3 SP - 258 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Active surveillance for lyssaviruses was conducted among populations of bats in the Philippines. The presence of past or current Lyssavirus infection was determined by use of direct fluorescent antibody assays on bat brains and virus neutralization assays on bat sera. Although no bats were found to have active infection with a Lyssavirus, 22 had evidence of neutralizing antibody against the Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV). Seropositivity was statistically associated with one species of bat, Miniopterus schreibersi. Results from the virus neutralization assays are consistent with the presence in the Philippines of a naturally occurring Lyssavirus related to ABLV. KW - rabies KW - Lyssavirus KW - Chiroptera KW - Philippines DO - 10.3201/eid0803.010330 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/3/01-0330_article ER - End of Reference