Genetic evidence for domestic raccoon dog rabies caused by Arctic-like rabies virus in Inner Mongolia, China

SUMMARY An outbreak of rabies affected domestic raccoon dogs on an animal farm in Inner Mongolia, China in 2007. A study was conducted to characterize the aetiological agent and clarify the origin of the rabies virus. Brain tissues were obtained from five rabid raccoon dogs. Viral nucleoprotein anti...

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Published in:Epidemiology and Infection
Main Authors: SHAO, X. Q., YAN, X. J., LUO, G. L., ZHANG, H. L., CHAI, X. L., WANG, F. X., WANG, J. K., ZHAO, J. J., WU, W., CHENG, S. P., YANG, F. H., QIN, X. C., ZHANG, Y. Z.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2010
Subjects:
Arctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268810001263
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0950268810001263
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Summary:SUMMARY An outbreak of rabies affected domestic raccoon dogs on an animal farm in Inner Mongolia, China in 2007. A study was conducted to characterize the aetiological agent and clarify the origin of the rabies virus. Brain tissues were obtained from five rabid raccoon dogs. Viral nucleoprotein antigen was detected in the brain tissues and five rabies viruses were isolated from these rabid animals. Phylogenetic analysis of the N and G gene sequences showed that these isolates were closely related to Arctic-like rabies viruses isolated from the far-eastern region of Russia and South Korea, but distinct from the rabies viruses that are widely distributed in endemic areas in China. Epidemiological data suggested that the likely source of infection was from one wild raccoon dog that was captured and placed in the same type of pen used for domestic raccoon dogs.

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