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- Title
Molecular epidemiology of rabies in Southern People's Republic of China.
- Authors
Tao XY; Tang Q; Li H; Mo ZJ; Zhang H; Wang DM; Zhang Q; Song M; Velasco-Villa A; Wu X; Rupprecht CE; Liang GD; Tao, Xiao Yan; Tang, Qing; Li, Hao; Mo, Zhao Jun; Zhang, Hong; Wang, Ding Ming; Zhang, Qiang; Song, Miao
- Abstract
In recent years, the number of human rabies cases in the People's Republic of China has increased during severe epidemics in 3 southern provinces (Guizhou, Guangxi, and Hunan). To analyze the causes of the high incidence of human rabies in this region, during 2005-2007, we collected 2,887 brain specimens from apparently healthy domestic dogs used for meat consumption in restaurants, 4 specimens from suspected rabid dogs, and 3 from humans with rabies in the 3 provinces. Partial nucleoprotein gene sequences were obtained from rabies-positive specimens. Phylogenetic relationships and distribution of viruses were determined. We infer that the spread of rabies viruses from high-incidence regions, particularly by long-distance movement or transprovincial translocation of dogs caused by human-related activities, may be 1 cause of the recent massive human rabies epidemics in southern China.
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009, Vol 15, Issue 8, p1192
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1508.081551