Everything about Lagos Bat Virus totally explained
Lagos bat virus is a
lyssavirus of southern and central
Africa that causes a
rabies-like illness in mammals. It was first isolated from a
fruit bat (
Eidolon helvum) from
Lagos Island,
Nigeria in 1956. Brain samples from the bat showed poor
cross-reactivity to rabies
antibodies but the virus was found to be closely related to the rabies virus. This was the first discovery of a rabies-related
virus. Until this time, rabies was thought to have a single causal agent. Four more lyssavirus species and numerous tentative species have since been identified.
Lagos bat virus has been isolated from wild and domestic mammals in southern Africa including bats, cats and one dog. One isolate was made in
France in 1999 when a fruit bat (
Rousettus egypticus) which had been displaying signs of aggression, died. The bat had been imported from Africa.
No human cases of Lagos bat virus infection have been documented.
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