Possible Transmission of Irkut Virus from Dogs to Humans.
- Author:
Teng CHEN
1
;
Fa Ming MIAO
1
;
Ye LIU
2
,
3
;
Shou Feng ZHANG
1
;
Fei ZHANG
1
;
Nan LI
1
;
Rong Liang HU
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Letter
- MeSH: Animals; China; Disease Transmission, Infectious; Disease Vectors; Dog Diseases; transmission; virology; Dogs; Genes, Viral; Humans; Lyssavirus; genetics; isolation & purification; pathogenicity; Male; Phylogeny; Rhabdoviridae Infections; transmission; veterinary; virology
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2018;31(2):146-148
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- Abstract: Lyssaviruses, including Rabies virus, Duvenhage virus, European bat lyssavirus 1, European bat lyssavirus 2, Australian bat lyssavirus, and Irkut virus (IRKV), have caused human fatalities, but infection of IRKV in dogs has not been previously reported. In China, a dead dog that previously bit a human was determined to be infected with IRKV. Pathogenicity tests revealed that IRKVs can cause rabies-like disease in dogs and cats after laboratory infection. The close relationship between humans and pets, such as dogs and cats, may generate a new spillover-spreading route for IRKV infection. Therefore, additional attention should be paid to trans-species infection of IRKV between bats and dogs or dogs and humans through investigation of the prevalence and circulation patterns of IRKV in China.
