Molecular and geographic analyses of vampire bat-transmitted cattle rabies in central Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vampire bats are important rabies virus vectors, causing critical problems in both the livestock industry and public health sector in Latin America. In order to assess the epidemiological characteristics of vampire bat-transmitted rabies, the authors conducted phylogenetic and geographical analyses using sequence data of a large number of cattle rabies isolates collected from a wide geographical area in Brazil.

Methods

Partial nucleoprotein genes of rabies viruses isolated from 666 cattle and 18 vampire bats between 1987 and 2006 were sequenced and used for phylogenetic analysis. The genetic variants were plotted on topographical maps of Brazil.

Results

In this study, 593 samples consisting of 24 genetic variants were analyzed. Regional localization of vari

SUBMITTER: Kobayashi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2613875 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature