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European bat lyssavirus type 2 RNA in Myotis daubentonii
Nicholas Johnson1, Philip R Wakeley, Sharon M Brookes
1Rbies and Wildlife Zoonoses group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom. n.johnson2@vls.defra.gsi.gov.uk
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|July 14, 2006
Abstract:
Organ distribution of European bat lyssavirus type 2 viral RNA in its reservoir host, Myotis daubentonii (Daubenton's bat), was measured with a novel quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay. High levels of genomic RNA were found in the brain and were also detectable in the tongue, bladder, and stomach.
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