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Rabies
New findings from T.F.S. Barbosa and co-authors in the area of rabies published
March 18th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Virology, "We genetically characterize rabies virus (RABV) strains isolated from human cases, domestic and wild animals during a human outbreak of bat-transmitted rabies in Augusto Correa municipality, Para state, Brazilian Amazon in 2005." "Partial nucleotide sequences of the N gene (491 bp) were obtained for all strains, and phylogenetic analysis grouped these into two major clades (Para and Central-Southeast) and identified them as bat-related viruses genotype 1, Desmodus rotundus antigenic variant 3 (AgV3). A molecular clock was used to estimate the time of emergence for each RABV isolate," wrote T.F.S....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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