Shimoni bat lyssavirus

Shimoni bat lyssavirus
Virus classification
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Shimoni bat lyssavirus is a Lyssavirus which was discovered in Kenya in 2009.^[1] It is bears significant similarities to the Lyssavirus Lagos bat virus. The virus was isolated from the brain of a dead Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni). There have been no reported cases of human infection to date.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Mayer, Anne E.; Niezgoda, Michael; Markotter, Wanda; Agwanda, Bernard; Breiman, Robert F.; Rupprecht, Charles E. (2010). "Shimoni bat virus, a new representative of the Lyssavirus genus". Virus Research. 149 (2): 197–210. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2010.01.018. PMID 20138934.

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[1] Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Mayer, Anne E.; Niezgoda, Michael; Markotter, Wanda; Agwanda, Bernard; Breiman, Robert F.; Rupprecht, Charles E. (2010). "Shimoni bat virus, a new representative of the Lyssavirus genus". Virus Research. 149 (2): 197–210. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2010.01.018. PMID 20138934.

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