# Complete genome sequence of European bat lyssavirus 2 detected in a Daubenton’s bat in Finland

## TL;DR

This paper presents the full genome sequence of a virus found in a bat in Finland and shows it is similar to older virus samples from the same region.

## Contribution

The study provides the complete genome sequence of EBLV-2 from a 2016 Finnish bat sample and compares it to historical isolates.

## Key findings

- The 2016 EBLV-2 isolate shows high nucleotide similarity to Finnish isolates from 1985 and 2009.
- The genome sequence is complete and contributes to understanding the genetic stability of EBLV-2 in Finland.

## Abstract

We report the complete genome sequence of European bat lyssavirus 2 (EBLV-2) detected in a Daubenton’s bat in Finland in 2016. Analysis revealed a high nucleotide sequence similarity between the virus and previously reported Finnish EBLV-2 isolates from 1985 and 2009.