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Rabies
Research conducted at University of Pretoria has updated our knowledge about rabies
November 25th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection, "The KwaZulu Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa have experienced a serious dog rabies epidemic over the past three decades. Towards a better understanding of this epidemic, we have previously analysed nucleotide sequences of 142 rabies virus specimens that were obtained from these regions during 2003-2004 and provided a molecular description of the geographical distribution of rabies viral variants in the affected provinces." "Here, as an extension, we studied five human cases that occurred during 2002-2003 and demonstrated the use of the sequence database in tracking...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-25)
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