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Novel sylvatic rabies virus variant in endangered golden palm civet, Sri Lanka.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2011
Matsumoto Takashi, Ahmed Kamruddin, Wimalaratne Omala, Nanayakkara Susilakanthi, Perera Devika, Karunanayake Dushantha, Nishizono Akira
Abstract excerpt
Information is scarce about sylvatic rabies virus in Asia and about rabies in palm civets. We report a novel sylvatic rabies virus variant detected in a golden palm civet in Sri Lanka. Evolutionary analysis suggests the virus diverged from canine rabies viruses in Sri Lanka in ≈1933 (range 1886-1963).
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