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Molecular characterization of cryptically circulating rabies virus from ferret badgers, Taiwan.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 May 2014
Chiou Hue-Ying, Hsieh Chia-Hung, Jeng Chian-Ren, Chan Fang-Tse, Wang Hurng-Yi, Pang Victor Fei
Abstract excerpt
After the last reported cases of rabies in a human in 1959 and a nonhuman animal in 1961, Taiwan was considered free from rabies. However, during 2012-2013, an outbreak occurred among ferret badgers in Taiwan. To examine the origin of this virus strain, we sequenced 3 complete genomes and acquired multiple rabies virus (RABV) nucleoprotein and glycoprotein sequences. Phylogeographic analyses demonstrated that the...
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