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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Phylogeographic Aspects of Bat Lyssaviruses in Europe: A Review.

Heliana Dundarova, Nadya Ivanova-Aleksandrova, Sarka Bednarikova, Irina Georgieva, Krasimir Kirov, Kalina Miteva, Boyko Neov, Peter Ostoich, Jiri Pikula, Jan Zukal and 1 more

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Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Heliana DundarovaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-3136-6457
Nadya Ivanova-AleksandrovaNational Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 26 Yanko Sakazov Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sarka BednarikovaDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.
Irina GeorgievaNational Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 26 Yanko Sakazov Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-4814-4922
Krasimir KirovFaculty of Biology, University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski", 24 Tzar Assen Str., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Kalina MitevaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Boyko NeovInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-4084-4852
Peter OstoichInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Jiri PikulaDepartment of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-8747-9365
Jan ZukalInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-4967-6880
Peter HristovInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-7756-4571

Funding

Bulgarian Science Fund KП-06-H31/14
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the last few decades, bat lyssaviruses have become the topic of intensive molecular and epidemiological investigations. Since ancient times, rhabdoviruses have caused fatal encephalitis in humans which has led to research into effective strategies for their eradication. Modelling of potential future cross-species virus transmissions forms a substantial component of the recent infection biology of rabies. In this article, we summarise the available data on the phylogeography of both bats and lyssaviruses in Europe and the adjacent reg ions, especially in the contact zone between the Palearctic and Ethiopian realms. Within these zones, three bat families are present with high potential for cross-species transmission and the spread of lyssaviruses in Phylogroup II to Europe (part of the western Palearctic). The lack of effective therapies for rabies viruses in Phylogroup II and the most divergent lyssaviruses generates impetus for additional phylogenetic and virological research within this geographical region.

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Chiropteraevolutionhealthlyssavirus phylogroupstransition routes

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PMCPMC10534866

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