Rabies in Sri Lanka: Splendid Isolation

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: rabies virus;    Sri Lanka;    dogs;    communicable disease control;    lyssavirus;    virus typing;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid0903.020545

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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 first Asian country in >30 years to become free of rabies virus.

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