Lyssaviruses belong to the genus Lyssavirus, within the family Rhabdoviridae and the order Mononegavirales of -ssRNA viruses. The genus Lyssavirus currently includes rabies virus [DS:H00377] and 6 rabies-related viruses. Rabies-related lyssaviruses utilize mostly bats as their principal reservoir hosts as well as various terrestrial carnivores as terminal hosts. They can cause acute, fatal encephalitis similar to that seen with rabies virus infection of humans. There is no effective treatment.
Category
Viral infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Viral infections of the central nervous system
1C82 Rabies
H00378 Lyssavirus infection
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by -ssRNA viruses
H00378 Lyssavirus infection
Pathogen
Australian bat lyssavirus [GN:T40023] European bat lyssavirus 1 [GN:T40024] European bat lyssavirus 2 [GN:T40025]
Comment
6 rabies-related viruses; 3 from Africa, Lagos bat virus Mokola virus and Duvenhage virus; European bat lyssaviruses 1 and 2; and Australian bat lyssavirus
