Abstract
A putative new lyssavirus was found in 2 Japanese pipistrelles (Pipistrellus abramus) in Taiwan in 2016 and 2017. The concatenated coding regions of the virus showed 62.9%–75.1% nucleotide identities to the other 16 species of lyssavirus, suggesting that it may be representative of a new species of this virus.
Highlights
A putative new lyssavirus was found in 2 Japanese pipistrelles (Pipistrellus abramus) in Taiwan in 2016 and 2017
We report a putative new lyssavirus isolated during our surveillance program in Taiwan
Both sequences were similar to lyssaviruses, with nucleotide identities
Summary
A putative new lyssavirus was found in 2 Japanese pipistrelles (Pipistrellus abramus) in Taiwan in 2016 and 2017. In Central Asia, ARAV was Author affiliations: Animal Health Research Institute, New Taipei City, Taiwan The second bat was found dead in Yunlin County on April 12, 2017, and the carcass was shipped to the Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI) in New Taipei City.
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