Table 1.
Viral and bacterial strains used in this study for specificity determinationa
| Organism | Genus | Species | Strain (reference no.) | Host species/vector | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virus family | |||||
| Rhabdoviridae | Lyssavirus | RABV | CVS-11 | ||
| RABV | GS7 1-11 | Fox (Vulpes vulpes) | France | ||
| RABV | Ariana 2 | Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) | Tunisia | ||
| RABV | Raccoon dog | Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) | Poland | ||
| RABV | SAG2 | Vaccine | France | ||
| RABV | SAD-B19 | Vaccine | Tubingen, Germany | ||
| RABV | Bern-C | Vaccine | Opava, Czech Republic | ||
| RABV | SAD P5 (SAD 88) | Vaccine | Potsdam, Germany | ||
| RABV | ERA | Vaccine | |||
| RABV | HEP | Vaccine | |||
| RABV | LEP | Vaccine | |||
| LBV | 8619NGA | Bat (Eidolon helvum) | Nigeria | ||
| MOKV | 86100CAM | Shrew (Crocidura sp.) | Cameroon | ||
| DUVV | 94286SA | Bat (Miniopterus sp.) | South Africa | ||
| EBLV-1 (subtype a) | 122938 | Bat (Eptesicus serotinus) | France | ||
| EBLV-1 (subtype b) | 121411 | Bat (Eptesicus serotinus) | France | ||
| EBLV-2 | RV1332 | Bat (Myotis daubentonii) | United Kingdom | ||
| ABLV | 9810AUS | Bat (Pteropus sp.) | Australia | ||
| Unassigned (Le Dantec group) | LDV | Le Dantec virus DakHD 763 (9006SEN) | Human (Homo sapiens) | Senegal | |
| Unassigned (Ephemerovirus) | KOTV | Kotonkan virus Ib Ar23380 (9145NIG) | Dipteran | Nigeria | |
| Flaviviridae | Flavivirus | TBEV | Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Hypr | ||
| WNV | West Nile virus, Eg 101 | ||||
| Paramyxoviridae | Morbillivirus | CDV | Canine distemper virus, Arctic lineage | ||
| Herpesviridae | Varicellovirus | CHV | Canine herpesvirus | ||
| EHV1 | Equine herpesvirus 1 | ||||
| EHV4 | Equine herpesvirus 4 | ||||
| SHV1 | Aujeszky's disease virus | ||||
| VZV | Varicella-zoster virus | ||||
| Simplexvirus | HSV1 | Herpes simplex virus type 1 | |||
| HSV2 | Herpes simplex virus type 2 | ||||
| Cytomegalovirus | HHV5 | Human herpesvirus 5 | |||
| Rhadinovirus | EHV5 | Equine herpesvirus 5 | |||
| Bacteria | |||||
| Leptospira spp. | |||||
| Escherichia coli | |||||
| Brucella spp. | |||||
| Campylobacter spp. | |||||
| Salmonella spp. | |||||
| Rickettsia spp. | |||||
| Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato | |||||
| Anaplasma spp. | |||||
| Protozoa | |||||
| Atoxoplasma spp. | |||||
| Toxoplasma spp. | |||||
| Plasmodium spp. | |||||
| Neospora spp. |
a
Lyssaviruses belonging to different species and other pathogens commonly responsible for encephalitis in mammals were tested.