Evolutionary history and phylogeography of rabies viruses associated with outbreaks in Trinidad.

Bat rabies is an emerging disease of public health significance in the Americas. The Caribbean island of Trinidad experiences periodic outbreaks within the livestock population. We performed molecular characterisation of Trinidad rabies virus (RABV) and used a Bayesian phylogeographic approach to in...

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Main Authors: Janine F R Seetahal, Andres Velasco-Villa, Orchid M Allicock, Abiodun A Adesiyun, Joseph Bissessar, Kirk Amour, Annmarie Phillip-Hosein, Denise A Marston, Lorraine M McElhinney, Mang Shi, Cheryl-Ann Wharwood, Anthony R Fooks, Christine V F Carrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749974?pdf=render