Complete genome and molecular epidemiological data infer the maintenance of rabies among kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) in Namibia.

Rabies in kudu is unique to Namibia and two major peaks in the epizootic have occurred since it was first noted in 1977. Due to the large numbers of kudu that were affected, it was suspected that horizontal transmission of rabies occurs among kudu and that rabies was being maintained independently w...

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Main Authors: Terence P Scott, Melina Fischer, Siegfried Khaiseb, Conrad Freuling, Dirk Höper, Bernd Hoffmann, Wanda Markotter, Thomas Müller, Louis H Nel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3604114?pdf=render