Origins of the arctic fox variant rabies viruses responsible for recent cases of the disease in southern Ontario.

A subpopulation of the arctic fox lineage of rabies virus has circulated extensively in red fox populations of Ontario, Canada, between the 1960s and 1990s. An intensive wildlife rabies control program, in which field operations were initiated in 1989, resulted in elimination of the disease in easte...

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Main Authors: Susan A Nadin-Davis, Christine Fehlner-Gardiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007699