Article
Persistence of genetic variants of the arctic fox strain of Rabies virus in southern Ontario.
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire - 1 Jan 2006
Nadin-Davis Susan A, Muldoon Frances, Wandeler Alexander I
Abstract excerpt
Genetic-variant analysis of rabies viruses provides the most sensitive epidemiologic tool for following the spread and persistence of these viruses in their wildlife hosts. Since its introduction by a southern epizootic movement that began in the far north, the arctic fox (AFX) strain of Rabies virus has been enzootic in Ontario for almost 50 y. Prior genetic studies identified 4 principal genetic variants...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Wild
- Disease Outbreaks
- Foxes
- Genetic Variation
- Ontario
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Viral
- Rabies
- Rabies virus