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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (EBLV-2), bat – Norway (02): mainland, Daubenton's bat, conf.

Rabies -- NorwayThe Norwegian Veterinary Institute has detected European bat lyssavirus 2 (EBLV-2) in brain tissues from a Daubenton's bat (_Myotis daubentonii_). The diagnosis is based on repeated RT-PCR and partial sequencing of the gene for the nucleoprotein. This is the 1st detection of EBLV-2 in Norway.The bat was found by a private person in the county Oppland in the southern part of Norway on 3 Oct 2015 and brought to a care center for bats that is managed by the Norwegian Zoological Society Read more [...]