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Abstract

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.

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A case report of a cat infected with European bat lyssavirus type 1, the Netherlands, October 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Phaedra+Ebl%C3%A9&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Eblé Phaedra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Aldo+Dekker&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dekker Aldo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sanne+van+den+End&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van den End Sanne</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Vanessa+Visser&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Visser Vanessa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marc+Engelsma&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Engelsma Marc</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Frank+Harders&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Harders Frank</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lucien+van+Keulen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Keulen Lucien</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Erik+van+Weezep&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van Weezep Erik</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Melle+Holwerda&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Holwerda Melle</a></span>. A case report of a cat infected with European bat lyssavirus type 1, the Netherlands, October 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2025;30(10):pii=2500154. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.10.2500154" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.10.2500154</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 04 Mar 2025;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 12 Mar 2025 </span> </p>
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