Rabies is a lethal zoonotic disease that is caused by lyssaviruses, most often rabies virus.
Despite control efforts, sporadic outbreaks in wildlife populations are largely unpredictable …

Rabies is a zoonotic, fatal and progressive neurological infection caused by rabies virus of
the genus Lyssavirus and family Rhabdoviridae. It affects all warm-blooded animals and the …

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Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and …

Zoonotic diseases are the main contributor to emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and
present a major threat to global public health. Bushmeat is an important source of protein …

A new tentative lyssavirus, Lleida bat lyssavirus, was found in a bent-winged bat
(Miniopterus schreibersii) in Spain. It does not belong to phylogroups I or II, and it seems to …

The continued detection of zoonotic viral infections in bats has led to the microbial fauna of
these mammals being studied at a greater level than ever before. Whilst numerous …

Bats in the EU have been associated with several zoonotic viral pathogens of significance to
both human and animal health. Virus discovery continues to expand the existing …

Lyssaviruses cause the disease rabies, which is a fatal encephalitic disease resulting in
approximately 59,000 human deaths annually. The prototype species, rabies lyssavirus, is …

Dogs are the source of more than 99% of human rabies virus infections in endemic regions.
Without postexposure prophylaxis, almost all cases are fatal, making rabies the most lethal …

Human rabies is an ancient disease but in modern times has primarily been associated with
dog rabies–endemic countries of Asia and Africa. From an African perspective, the inevitable …