Shimoni bat lyssavirus
Shimoni bat lyssavirus is a Lyssavirus which was discovered in Kenya in 2009.[1] It is bears significant similarities to the Lyssavirus Lagos bat virus. The virus was isolated from the brain of a dead Commerson's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros commersoni). There have been no reported cases of human infection to date.
| Shimoni bat lyssavirus | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota |
| Class: | Monjiviricetes |
| Order: | Mononegavirales |
| Family: | Rhabdoviridae |
| Genus: | Lyssavirus |
| Species: | Shimoni bat lyssavirus |
References
- Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Mayer, Anne E.; Niezgoda, Michael; Markotter, Wanda; Agwanda, Bernard; Breiman, Robert F.; Rupprecht, Charles E. (2010). "Shimoni bat virus, a new representative of the Lyssavirus genus". Virus Research. 149 (2): 197–210. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2010.01.018. PMID 20138934.
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