Abstract
European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) was detected in Finland in a Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) found in the municipality of Inkoo (60°02′45″N, 024°00′20″E). The bat showed neurological signs and was later found dead. The laboratory analysis revealed the presence of lyssavirus, and the virus was characterized as EBLV-2. This isolation of EBLV-2 was the second time that the virus has been detected in a Daubenton’s bat in Finland. This provides additional proof that EBLV-2 is endemic in the Finnish Daubenton’s bat population.
Highlights
European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) was detected in Finland in a Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) found in the municipality of Inkoo (60°02′45′′N, 024°00′20′′E)
Rabies is a fatal encephalomyelitis caused by lyssaviruses with a case fatality rate of almost 100%
Finland has been free of Rabies virus (RABV) since 1991, but European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) was detected in 2009 in a Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) [6]
Summary
European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) was detected in Finland in a Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) found in the municipality of Inkoo (60°02′45′′N, 024°00′20′′E). Finland has been free of RABV since 1991, but European bat lyssavirus type 2 (EBLV-2) was detected in 2009 in a Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) [6]. Antibodies against lyssavirus have been detected in Daubenton’s bats from the same area [7].
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