Experimental Lagos bat virus infection in straw-colored fruit bats: A suitable model for bat rabies in a natural reservoir species.

• Main Authors: Lineke Begeman (Author), Richard Suu-Ire (Author), Ashley C Banyard (Author), Christian Drosten (Author), Elisa Eggerbauer (Author), Conrad M Freuling (Author), Louise Gibson (Author), Hooman Goharriz (Author), Daniel L Horton (Author), Daisy Jennings (Author), Denise A Marston (Author), Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu (Author), Silke Riesle Sbarbaro (Author), David Selden (Author), Emma L Wise (Author), Thijs Kuiken (Author), Anthony R Fooks (Author), Thomas Müller (Author), James L N Wood (Author), Andrew A Cunningham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rabies is a fatal neurologic disease caused by lyssavirus infection. Bats are important natural reservoir hosts of various lyssaviruses that can be transmitted to people. The epidemiology and pathogenesis of rabies in bats are poorly understood, making it difficult to prevent zoonotic transmission....