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Rabies virus strains circulating in Bhutan: implications for control.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 2011
Tenzin, Wacharapluesadee S, Denduangboripant J, Dhand N K, Dorji R, Tshering D, Rinzin K, Raika V, Dahal N, Ward M P
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We report a molecular epidemiological study of rabies virus (RABV) strains circulating in animal populations in Bhutan, and investigate potential origins of these viruses. Twenty-three RABV isolates originating from dogs and other domestic animals were characterized by sequencing the partial nucleoprotein (N) gene (395 bp). Phylogenetic analysis was conducted and the Bhutanese isolates were compared with rabies...
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