A molecular epidemiological study of rabies in Cuba

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1313-1324

  Nadin Davis, S A ^a   Torres, G ^b   De Los Angeles Ribas, M ^b   Guzman, M ^b   Cruz de La Paz, R ^c   Morales, M ^d   Wandeler, A I ^a  

^a Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^c Ministry of Health   (Cuba)

^d Rabies Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; CARNIVORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DOG DISEASE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CUBA; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RNA, VIRAL; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33750331011     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806006297     Document Type: Article

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