The spread and evolution of rabies virus: conquering new frontiers
Rabies is a lethal zoonotic disease that is caused by lyssaviruses, most often rabies virus.
Despite control efforts, sporadic outbreaks in wildlife populations are largely unpredictable …
Despite control efforts, sporadic outbreaks in wildlife populations are largely unpredictable …
Twenty year experience of the oral rabies vaccine SAG2 in wildlife: a global review
P Mähl, F Cliquet, AL Guiot, E Niin, E Fournials… - Veterinary …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The SAG2 vaccine (RABIGEN® SAG2) is a modified live attenuated rabies virus
vaccine, selected from the SAD Bern strain in a two-step process of amino acid mutation …
vaccine, selected from the SAD Bern strain in a two-step process of amino acid mutation …
The feasibility of canine rabies elimination in Africa: dispelling doubts with data
Background Canine rabies causes many thousands of human deaths every year in Africa,
and continues to increase throughout much of the continent. Methodology/Principal Findings …
and continues to increase throughout much of the continent. Methodology/Principal Findings …
Large-scale phylogenomic analysis reveals the complex evolutionary history of rabies virus in multiple carnivore hosts
C Troupin, L Dacheux, M Tanguy, C Sabeta… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The natural evolution of rabies virus (RABV) provides a potent example of multiple host
shifts and an important opportunity to determine the mechanisms that underpin viral …
shifts and an important opportunity to determine the mechanisms that underpin viral …
The origin and phylogeography of dog rabies virus
H Bourhy, JM Reynes, EJ Dunham… - Journal of General …, 2008 - microbiologyresearch.org
Rabies is a progressively fatal and incurable viral encephalitis caused by a lyssavirus
infection. Almost all of the 55 000 annual rabies deaths in humans result from infection with …
infection. Almost all of the 55 000 annual rabies deaths in humans result from infection with …
Exploring reservoir dynamics: a case study of rabies in the Serengeti ecosystem
Summary 1 Knowledge of infection reservoir dynamics is critical for effective disease control,
but identifying reservoirs of multi‐host pathogens is challenging. Here, we synthesize …
but identifying reservoirs of multi‐host pathogens is challenging. Here, we synthesize …
[HTML][HTML] Risk of importing zoonotic diseases through wildlife trade, United States
BI Pavlin, LM Schloegel, P Daszak - Emerging infectious diseases, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The United States is the world's largest wildlife importer, and imported wild animals
represent a potential source of zoonotic pathogens. Using data on mammals imported …
represent a potential source of zoonotic pathogens. Using data on mammals imported …
[HTML][HTML] Rapid in-country sequencing of whole virus genomes to inform rabies elimination programmes
Genomic surveillance is an important aspect of contemporary disease management but has
yet to be used routinely to monitor endemic disease transmission and control in low-and …
yet to be used routinely to monitor endemic disease transmission and control in low-and …
Using host traits to predict reservoir host species of rabies virus
Wildlife are important reservoirs for many pathogens, yet the role that different species play
in pathogen maintenance frequently remains unknown. This is the case for rabies, a viral …
in pathogen maintenance frequently remains unknown. This is the case for rabies, a viral …
A Bayesian approach for inferring the dynamics of partially observed endemic infectious diseases from space-time-genetic data
We describe a statistical framework for reconstructing the sequence of transmission events
between observed cases of an endemic infectious disease using genetic, temporal and …
between observed cases of an endemic infectious disease using genetic, temporal and …