Molecular epidemiology of rabies in bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis) in South Africa

Virus Research

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Sabeta, C T ^a,b   Mansfield, K L ^c   McElhinney, L M ^c   Fooks, A R ^c   Nel, L H ^b  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bat eared fox; Epidemiology; Otocyon megalotis; Rabies virus; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOPROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BAT; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FOX; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; SOUTH AFRICA; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, INTERGENIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FOXES; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

OTOCYON MEGALOTIS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 34548278421     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.04.024     Document Type: Article

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