Emergence of arctic-like rabies lineage in India

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-116

  Nadin Davis, Susan A ^a,d   Turner, Geoff ^a   Paul, Joel P V ^b,c   Madhusudana, Shampur N ^b   Wandeler, Alexander I ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ASIA; BRAIN; EUROPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDIA; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RABIES; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846077112     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1301.060702     Document Type: Article

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