European bat lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1) is one of three rabies virus-like agents of the genus ''

Lyssavirus ''Lyssavirus'' (from the Greek ''lyssa'' "rage, fury, rabies" and the Latin '' vīrus'') is a genus of RNA viruses in the family ''Rhabdoviridae'', order '' Mononegavirales''. Mammals, including humans, can serve as natural hosts. The genus ...

'' found in

serotine bat The serotine bat (''Eptesicus serotinus''), also known as the common serotine bat, big brown bat, or silky bat, is a fairly large Eurasian bat with quite large ears. It has a wingspan of around and often hunts in woodland. It sometimes roosts ...

s (''Eptesicus serotinus'') in

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. Strains of EBLV-1 have been identified as EBLV-1a and EBLV-1b. EBLV-1a was isolated from bats found in the

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and

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, while EBLV-1b was found in bats in

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, the Netherlands and

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. '' E. isabellinus'' bats are the EBLV-1b

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in the

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. Between 1977 and 2010, 959 bat

rabies Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia ("fear of water") because its victims panic when offered liquids to drink. Early symptoms can include fever and abn ...

cases of EBLV-1 were reported to the

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(WHO) Rabies Bulletin.

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EBLV-1 is a

negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus In molecular biology and genetics, the sense of a nucleic acid molecule, particularly of a strand of DNA or RNA, refers to the nature of the roles of the strand and its complement in specifying a sequence of amino acids. Depending on the context, ...

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Viral ZonePublic Health EnglandWHO Rabies Bulletin
* {{Taxonbar, from1=Q24808852, from2=Q15635115 Lyssaviruses

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