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Molecular study of rabies virus in slaughtered dogs in Billiri and Kaltungo local government areas of Gombe state, Nigeria.
Acta tropica - 1 Jul 2020
Suleiman Mukhtar Adeiza, Kwaga Jacob K P, Okubanjo Oluyinka O, Abarshi Muawiya Musa, Kia Grace Sabo Nok
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Rabies is one of the most dreadful diseases and a major viral zoonosis which has been shown to cause an almost 100% fatality rate in infected victims. It is characterized by acute progressive encephalitis in mammals. This study determined the genotypic characteristics of rabies virus in dogs slaughtered for human consumption based on sequence of a fragment of nucleoprotein gene. Brain tissues were collected from...
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