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Lyssavirus

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Lyssavirus /Lys·sa·vi·rus/ (lis´ah-vi″rus) rabies-like viruses; a genus of viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae comprising the rabies virus and other related African viruses infecting mammals and arthropods.
Lys·sa·vi·rus (ls-vrs)
n.
A genus of viruses that includes the rabies virus group.

Lyssavirus
A genus of viruses that includes the rabies virus and related viruses that infect insects as well as mammals.
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Lyssavirus [lis´ah-vi″rus]
a genus of rhabdoviruses that includes the rabies virus and other related viruses.

Lyssavirus
a genus in the family Rhabdoviridae that contains rabies virus, mokola virus, lagos virus, Australian bat lyssavirus, and Duvenhage virus.


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Presently, 7 species are recognized within the genus Lyssavirus (order Mononegavirales, family Rhabdoviridae): Rabies virus (RABV), Lagos bat virus (LBV), Mokola virus (MOKV), Duvenhage virus (DUVV), European bat lyssavirus, types 1 and 2, and Australian bat lyssavirus.
The genus Lyssavirus is differentiated into 7 genetically divergent genotypes: classical rabies virus (genotype 1), Lagos bat virus (LBV; genotype 2), Mokola virus (MOKV; genotype 3), Duvenhage virus (genotype 4), European bat lyssavirus (genotypes 5 and 6), and Australian bat lyssavirus (genotype 7) (1).
 
 
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