Public health risk analysis of European bat lyssavirus infection in The Netherlands

Takumi, Katsuhisa; Lina, Peter H. C.; Poel, Wim van der; Kramps, J. A.; Giessen, J.W.B. van der

doi:10.1017/s0950268807000167

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“…In Dutch populations of Eptesicus serotinus, bats exhibited a 21 % seroprevalence for lyssavirus (Van der Poel et al 2005), yet is unknown how many of these positive cases were infectious. In another Dutch study, 30 % of sampled bats that bit humans tested positive for European bat lyssaviruses (Takumi et al 2009). Other synanthropic bat species may carry lyssaviruses, such as the molossid bats Tadarida brasiliensis or Nyctinomops macrotis in North and South America, or vespertilionid bats such as Eptesicus furinalis in South America (Clark et al 1996;Uieda 1998;Passos et al 1998;de Almeida et al 2011;Favi et al 2012) or nycterid bats such as Nycteris thebaica in Zimbabwe (Foggin 1988).…”

Section: Pathogen and Parasite Exposurementioning

confidence: 98%

Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

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Aguirre

et al. 2015

Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

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Humans have shared buildings with bats for thousands of years, probably as early as first humans built primitive huts. Indeed, many bat species can be defined as synanthropic, i.e., they have a strong ecological association with humans. Bats have been observed using buildings as roosting and foraging sites, temporary shelters, for reproduction and hibernation. A synanthropic lifestyle may result in direct fitness benefits owing to energetic advantages in warmer roosts, which may ultimately lead to more rapid gestation and faster development of juveniles, or by being less exposed to natural predators in urban environments. All

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Section: Pathogen and Parasite Exposurementioning

confidence: 98%

Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

Voigt

Phelps

Aguirre

et al. 2015

Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

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“…EBLV-1, is most closely related to Duvenhage virus [4], and is generally found in serotine bats (Eptesicus serotinus), which account for more than 95 % of cases where the bat species is identified [5]. In The Netherlands alone, one-third of recovered bats that had bitten humans tested positive for EBLV-1, and 12 % of bats recorded in contact with cats were EBLV-1 positive [8]. The E. serotinus population size in Britain has been estimated by extrapolation at 15 000 [7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bat population genetics andLyssaviruspresence in Great Britain

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et al. 2010

Epidemiol. Infect.

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Most lyssaviruses appear to have bat species as reservoir hosts. In Europe, of around 800 reported cases in bats, most were of European bat lyssavirus type 1 (EBLV-1) in Eptesicus serotinus (where the bat species was identified). About 20 cases of EBLV-2 were recorded, and these were in Myotis daubentonii and M. dasycneme. Through a passive surveillance scheme, Britain reports about one case a year of EBLV-2, but no cases of the more prevalent EBLV-1. An analysis of E. serotinus and M. daubentonii bat genetics in Britain reveals more structure in the former population than in the latter. Here we briefly review these differences, ask if this correlates with dispersal and movement patterns and use the results to suggest an hypothesis that EBLV-2 is more common than EBLV-1 in the UK, as genetic data suggest greater movement and regular immigration from Europe of M. daubentonii. We further suggest that this genetic approach is useful to anticipate the spread of exotic diseases in bats in any region of the world.

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“…2 died with neurologic signs compatible with rabies and was positive for EBLV by FAT, the reference technique. Direct transmission of EBLV-1 from bats to cats seems the most realistic explanation for these cases because cats prey on bats and have numerous contacts with them (3,12,13). Identifi cation of a highly homologous EBLV-1a isolate from a rabid bat found in the same location as cat no.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%