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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.
Lyssavirus A genus of viruses that includes the rabies virus and related viruses that infect insects as well as mammals. Mentioned in: Rabies Lyssavirus a genus in the family Rhabdoviridae that contains rabies virus, mokola virus, lagos virus, Australian bat lyssavirus, and Duvenhage virus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Old World fruit bats of the family Pteropodidae, particularly species belonging to the genus Pteropus, have been considered natural hosts for viruses emerging in Australia (Hendra virus [HeV], Australian bat lyssavirus [ABLV], and Menangle virus), Malaysia, Singapore, and Bangladesh (Nipah virus [NiV]) (1,2). The AAHL researchers wanted to add to the Lyssavirus family tree both Fraser's virus and a virus from a bat dissected in 1995 and recently proffered for testing by a Townsville wildlife biologist. To determine whether the virus isolates in our study were genotype 1 rabies virus, representative of viruses circulating locally, or from other lyssavirus genotypes that also circulate in Africa (e. |
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