A case report of a cat infected with European bat lyssavirus type 1, the Netherlands, October 2024

Phaedra Eblé; Aldo Dekker; Sanne van den End; Vanessa Visser; Marc Engelsma; Frank Harders; Lucien van Keulen; Erik van Weezep; Melle Holwerda

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.10.2500154

A case report of a cat infected with European bat lyssavirus type 1, the Netherlands, October 2024

Phaedra Eblé^*, Aldo Dekker, Sanne van den End, Vanessa Visser, Marc Engelsma, Frank Harders, Lucien van Keulen, Erik van Weezep, Melle Holwerda

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In October 2024, an infection of European bat lyssavirus type 1 was confirmed in a domestic cat in the Netherlands. Several weeks before, the owners had found a dead bat considered to be caught by the cat. Nine persons exposed to the cat received post-exposure prophylaxis and four domestic animals from the same household were quarantined. This report stresses the need for vigilance for rabies in domestic animals in countries where lyssavirus infections in bats are endemic.

Original language	English
Article number	2500154
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	30
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.10.2500154
Publication status	Published - 13 Mar 2025

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