Molecular diagnostics for the detection of Bokeloh bat lyssavirus in a bat from Bavaria, Germany

Freuling, Conrad Martin; Abendroth, Björn; Beer, Martin; Fischer, Melina; Hanke, Dennis; Hoffmann, Bernd; Höper, Dirk; Just, F.; Mettenleiter, Thomas C.; Schatz, Juliane; Müller, Thomas

Molecular diagnostics for the detection of Bokeloh bat lyssavirus in a bat from Bavaria, Germany

2013

A brain sample of a Natterer's bat tested positive for rabies with classical virological techniques. Molecular techniques confirmed the presence of Bokeloh bat lyssavirus (BBLV) in Germany for the second time. Sequence analysis revealed a close genetic relationship to the initial German BBLV case. Using a TaqMan RT-PCR specific for BBLV viral RNA was detected in various other organs albeit with differences in the relative viral load.

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