Rabies in Sri Lanka: Splendid Isolation

Rabies virus exists in dogs on Sri Lanka as a single, minimally divergent lineage only distantly related to other rabies virus lineages in Asia. Stable, geographically isolated virus populations are susceptible to local extinction. A fully implemented rabies-control campaign could make Sri Lanka the...

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Main Authors: Susilakanthi Nanayakkara, Jean S. Smith, Charles E. Rupprecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/3/02-0545_article