Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies, animal, human (14): Africa, Asia, Europe
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies, animal, human (14): Africa, Asia, Europe
Rabies -- Worldwide/UnknownAfter 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 RABV affecting the Taiwan ferret badgers (RABV-TWFB) is a Read more [...]
