Novel sylvatic rabies virus variant in endangered golden palm civet, Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT: Information is scarce about sylvatic rabies virus in Asia and about rabies in palm civets. We report a novel sylvatic rabies virus variant detected in a golden palm civet in Sri Lanka. Evolutionary analysis suggests the virus diverged from canine rabies viruses in Sri Lanka in ≈1933 (range 1886-1963).

SUBMITTER: Matsumoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3311185 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature