Genetic Typing of Feline Rabies Virus Isolated in Greater Bangkok, Thailand

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-311

  Kasempimolporn, Songsri ^a,c   Saengseesom, Wachiraporn ^a   Tirawatnapong, Thaweesak ^b   Puempumpanich, Sununta ^a   Sitprija, Visith ^a  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cat and dog; Molecular epidemiology; Rabies virus; RFLP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; RABIES VIRUS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; THAILAND; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; RABIES VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; THAILAND VIRUS;

EID: 1942517898     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03511.x     Document Type: Article

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