Identification of New Rabies Virus Variant in Mexican Immigrant
A novel rabies virus was identified after death in a man who had immigrated from Oaxaca, Mexico, to California, USA. Despite the patient’s history of exposure to domestic and wild carnivores, molecular and phylogenetic characterizations suggested that the virus originated from insectivorous bats. En...
Main Authors: | Andrés Velasco-Villa, Sharon L. Messenger, Lillian A. Orciari, Michael Niezgoda, Jesse D. Blanton, Chris Fukagawa, Charles E. Rupprecht |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2008-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/12/08-0671_article |
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