Lagos bat lyssavirus
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Negarnaviricota
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| Class: | Monjiviricetes |
| Order: | Mononegavirales |
| Family: | Rhabdoviridae |
| Genus: | Lyssavirus |
| Species: | Lagos bat lyssavirus
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Lagos bat lyssavirus, formerly Lagos bat virus (LBV) is a fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) from Lagos Island, Nigeria in 1956.[1] Brain samples from the bat showed poor cross-reactivity to rabies antibodies but the virus was found to be closely related to the rabies virus. This was the first discovery of a rabies-related virus. Until this time, rabies was thought to have a single causal agent.[citation needed]
Lagos bat lyssavirus has been isolated from wild and domestic mammals in southern Africa including bats, cats and one dog.Rousettus egypticus), which had been displaying signs of aggression, died. The bat had been imported from Africa.[3]
No human cases of Lagos bat lyssavirus infection have been documented.[citation needed]