| characterisation of an australian bat lyssavirus variant isolated from an insectivorous bat. | in 1996 a variant lyssavirus was isolated from an insectivorous bat (yellow bellied, sheath tail bat-saccolaimus flaviventris) in australia. the nucleocapsid protein (n), matrix protein (m), phosphoprotein (p), glycoprotein (g) and polymerase (l) genes of the australian bat lyssavirus (abl) insectivorous isolate were compared with that previously described from a frugivorous bat (pteropus sp.), and showed sequence divergence at both the nucleotide and amino acid sequence level of 20% and 4-12%, ... | 2002 | 12367747 |
| a molecular epidemiological study of australian bat lyssavirus. | the genetic diversity of australian bat lyssavirus (abl) was investigated by comparing 24 abl isolate glycoprotein (g) gene nucleotide sequences with those of 37 lyssaviruses representing lyssavirus genotypes 1-6. phylogenetic analyses indicated that abl forms a monophyletic group separate from other lyssaviruses. this group differentiates into two clades: one associated with pteropus (flying fox) species, the other with the insectivorous bat saccolaimus flaviventris. calculation of percentage n ... | 2003 | 12560583 |
| emerging tropical diseases in australia. part 3. australian bat lyssavirus. | since its discovery in a juvenile black flying fox (pteropus alecto) in 1996, australian bat lyssavirus (ablv) has become the cause of a potentially important emerging disease for health authorities in australia, with two human deaths (one in 1996 and one in 1998) attributed to the virus in the north-eastern state of queensland. in australia, the virus has been isolated from all four species of flying fox found on the mainland (i.e. p. alecto, p. scapulatus, p. poliocephalus and p. conspicillatu ... | 2010 | 21144181 |
| assessment of a rabies virus rapid diagnostic test for the detection of australian bat lyssavirus. | australian bat lyssavirus (ablv) is closely related to the classical rabies virus and has been associated with three human fatalities and two equine fatalities in australia. ablv infection in humans causes encephalomyelitis, resulting in fatal disease, but has no effective therapy. the virus is maintained in enzootic circulation within fruit bats (pteropid spp.) and at least one insectivorous bat variety (saccolaimusflaviventris). most frequently, laboratory testing is conducted on pteropodid ba ... | 2018 | 30287778 |
| insights into australian bat lyssavirus in insectivorous bats of western australia. | australian bat lyssavirus (ablv) is a known causative agent of neurological disease in bats, humans and horses. it has been isolated from four species of pteropid bats and a single microbat species (saccolaimus flaviventris). to date, ablv surveillance has primarily been passive, with active surveillance concentrating on eastern and northern australian bat populations. as a result, there is scant regional ablv information for large areas of the country. to better inform the local public health r ... | 2019 | 30862028 |