The other rabies viruses: The emergence and importance of lyssaviruses from bats and other vertebrates

Charles H Calisher; James A Ellison

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.01.003

The other rabies viruses: The emergence and importance of lyssaviruses from bats and other vertebrates

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2012 Mar;10(2):69-79. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.01.003. Epub 2012 Mar 3.

Authors

Charles H Calisher¹, James A Ellison

Affiliation

¹ Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1690, USA. calisher@cybersafe.net

Abstract

The recognition that viruses related to rabies virus cause rabies in humans has stimulated research into the relationships, geographic distribution and natural histories of these viruses. This paper reviews what is known of these fascinating viruses and the complexity of prevention and treatment of the disease they cause.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Chiroptera / virology*
Disease Reservoirs*
Humans
Lyssavirus / isolation & purification*
Rabies Vaccines / immunology*
Rhabdoviridae Infections / epidemiology*
Rhabdoviridae Infections / immunology
Rhabdoviridae Infections / prevention & control

Substances

Rabies Vaccines