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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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We identified 2 cases of European bat lyssavirus sub-type 1 transmission to domestic carnivores (cats) in France.
European bat lyssavirus transmission among cats, Europe by Dacheux, Laurent; Larrous, Florence; Mailles, Alexandra; Boisseleau, Didier; Delmas, Olivier; Biron, / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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.
Possible emergence of West Caucasian bat virus in Africa by Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Niezgoda, Michael; Franka, Richard; Agwanda, Bernard; Markotter, Wanda; Beagley, Ja / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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).
Antibodies against Lagos bat virus in megachiroptera from West Africa by Hayman, David T.S.; Fooks, Anthony R.; Horton, Daniel; Suu-Ire, Richard; Breed, Andrew C.; Cunningha /  
 
 
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