Background: In the frame of active lyssavirus surveillance in bats, oropharyngeal swabs from German (N = 2297) and Danish (N = 134) insectivorous bats were investigated using a newly developed generic pan-lyssavirus real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-qPCR). Findings: In total, 15 RT-qPCR positive swabs were detected. Remarkably, sequencing of positive samples did not confirm the presence of bat associated lyssaviruses but revealed nine distinct novel rhabdovirus-related sequences. Conclusions: Several novel rhabdovirus-related sequences were detected both in German and Danish insectivorous bats. The results also prove that the novel generic pan-lyssavirus RT-qPCR offers a very broad detection range that allows the collection of further valuable data concerning the broad and complex diversity within the family Rhabdoviridae.
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Fischer, M., Freuling, C. M., Müller, T., Schatz, J., Rasmussen, T. B., Chriel, M., … Hoffmann, B. (2014). Identification of rhabdoviral sequences in oropharyngeal swabs from German and Danish bats. Virology Journal, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-014-0196-x
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