Rabies is a zoonotic, fatal and progressive neurological infection caused by rabies virus of
the genus Lyssavirus and family Rhabdoviridae. It affects all warm-blooded animals and the …

Lyssaviruses are bullet-shaped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses and the
causative agents of the ancient zoonosis rabies. Africa is the likely home to the ancestors of …

Before the introduction of control programs in the 20th century, rabies in domestic dogs
occurred throughout the Western Hemisphere. However, historical records and phylogenetic …

Bats in the EU have been associated with several zoonotic viral pathogens of significance to
both human and animal health. Virus discovery continues to expand the existing …

OBJECTIVE To describe rabies and rabies-related events occurring during 2017 in the
United States. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of passive surveillance data. ANIMALS All …

OBJECTIVE To describe rabies and rabies-related events occurring during 2018 in the
United States. ANIMALS All animals submitted for laboratory diagnosis of rabies in the …

OBJECTIVE To describe rabies and rabies-related events occurring during 2015 in the
United States. DESIGN Observational study based on passive surveillance data. ANIMALS …

The situation of rabies in America is complex: rabies in dogs has decreased dramatically,
but bats are increasingly recognized as natural reservoirs of other rabies variants. Here, bat …

Highlights•A multitude of RNA viruses are present in lower vertebrates.•Fish harbor a
remarkable array of RNA viruses.•RNA viruses in vertebrates generally follow the …

Rabies virus is the only Lyssavirus species found in the Americas. In discussions about
rabies, Latin America and the Caribbean are often grouped together. Our study aimed to …