Figure 3A: Current continental distribution of bat lyssaviruses.

Rabies disease-causing lyssaviruses circulate on all continents except Antarctica. In the Americas, all variants to date are strains of RABV. By contrast, RABV is largely absent from bats in the rest of the world, but 14 other lyssaviruses have been found in bats, including in Australia and Europe which are otherwise considered RABV-free.

3B: Current continental distribution of terrestrial mammal lyssavirus reservoirs. Most terrestrial lyssavirus reservoirs circulate strains of RABV, except in Africa, where IKOV and MOKV have been found. Europe is considered free of terrestrial RABV on account of vaccination efforts. Rabies in terrestrial mammals has never been reported in Australia. Common reservoirs are indicated.