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Geography but not alternative host species explain the spread of raccoon rabies virus in Vermont.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Nov 2018
Nadin-Davis S A, Fu Q, Trewby H, Biek R, Johnson R H, Real L
Abstract excerpt
In North America, the raccoon-associated variant of rabies virus (RRV) is of special concern, given its relatively rapid spread throughout the eastern USA and its potential public health impact due to high raccoon host densities in urban areas. Northward expansion of this epizootic included an outbreak in the Canadian province of Quebec in 2006-2009 due to trans-border spread from the State of Vermont. To inform...
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