Isolation of Batborne Neglected Zoonotic Agent Issyk-Kul Virus, Italy.

Authors :: Lelli D
Moreno A
Canziani S
Soliani L
Carrera M
Castelli A
Faccin F
Trogu T
Sozzi E
Cavallari GL
Mauri M
Ferrari F
Salogni C
Garbarino C
Chiapponi C
Farioli M
Lavazza A
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2023 Apr; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 786-790.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: We isolated Issyk-Kul virus (ISKV) from a bat sampled from Italy in 2021 and conducted ISKV-specific surveillance in bats collected in Italy during 2017-2023. ISKV circulation among synanthropic and sedentary species of bat, such as Savi's pipistrelle bat (Hypsugo savii) in northern Italy, may have public health implications in this region.