West Caucasian bat lyssavirus (WCBL) is a member of genus Lyssavirus, family Rhabdoviridae and order Mononegavirales.[2] This virus was first isolated from Miniopterus schreibersii, in the western Caucasus Mountains of southeastern Europe in 2002.[3] WCBL is the most divergent form of Lyssavirus, and is found in Miniopterus bats (insectivorous), Rousettus aegyptiacus, and Eidolon helvum. The latter two are both fruit bats.[2] The virus is fragile as it can be inactivated by UV light and chemicals, such as ether, chloroform, and bleach.[4] WCBL has not been known to infect humans thus far.
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^Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Niezgoda, Michael; Franka, Richard; Agwanda, Bernard; Markotter, Wanda; Beagley, Janet C.; Urazova, Olga Yu; Breiman, Robert F.; Rupprecht, Charles E. (December 2008). "Possible Emergence of West Caucasian Bat Virus in Africa". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 14 (12): 1887–1889. doi:10.3201/eid1412.080750. ISSN 1080-6040. PMC 2634633. PMID 19046512.
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