Bat rabies in France: Analysis of national surveillance data reveals contrasting bioclimatic preferences between EBLV-1a and EBLV-1b of the common serotine ( Cnephaeus (Eptesicus) serotinus ) bats
Epidemiology and Infection·
- DOI
- 10.1017/s0950268826101812
- PMID
- —
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W7171927228
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The article concerns rabies-related lyssavirus surveillance in France and environmental correlates of variant distribution. Its relevance is strongest for understanding bat rabies ecology and for framing questions about climate-linked spatial patterns.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The study examined whether temperature and precipitation are associated with the geographic occurrence of two EBLV-1 variants in common serotine bats in mainland France.
Study design
The abstract describes an analysis of national surveillance data using generalized linear models and species distribution models to evaluate climatic associations with EBLV-1 occurrence.
Population and setting
The setting was mainland France, focused on bat rabies involving European bat lyssavirus 1 in common serotine bats. The article is a peer-reviewed journal article in Epidemiology and Infection.
Main findings
EBLV-1 cases were reported as significantly associated with climatic variables, including cold-month minimum temperature, warm-month maximum temperature, and dry-period precipitation. EBLV-1a was more often linked with milder, warmer, and more humid areas, while EBLV-1b was linked with colder and drier areas. The habitat suitability models indicated limited geographic overlap between the variants.
Public-health relevance
The article concerns rabies-related lyssavirus surveillance in France and environmental correlates of variant distribution. Its relevance is strongest for understanding bat rabies ecology and for framing questions about climate-linked spatial patterns.
Important limitations
The abstract itself notes a need for broader-scale studies to improve understanding of variant ecology and possible future climate-related responses. This summary is also limited to the supplied single-article abstract and metadata; the full paper is required for decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
This article is discoverable in a GIDS-style context through rabies, France, climate and environment, and surveillance classifications. These tags support indexing and editorial context only, not interpretation as a live surveillance signal.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 6 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.