Rabies is one of the most deadly infectious diseases, with a case-fatality rate approaching
100%. The disease is established on all continents apart from Antarctica; most cases are …

In Europe, two bat lyssaviruses referred to as European bat lyssaviruses (EBLVs) types 1
and 2 (genotypes 5 and 6 respectively) which are closely related to classical rabies virus are …

The diagnosis of rabies is routinely based on clinical and epidemiological information,
especially when exposures are reported in rabies-endemic countries. Diagnostic tests using …

A heminested reverse transcriptase PCR (hnRT-PCR) protocol which is rapid and sensitive
for the detection of rabies virus and rabies-related viruses is described. Sixty isolates from six …

Several reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) methods have been reported for the detection
of rabies and rabies-related viruses. These methods invariably involve multiple transfers of …

Native to China and Mongolia, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) now enjoys a worldwide
distribution. While black rats and the house mouse tracked the regional development of human …

Background With the advent of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies, the ability
to generate large amounts of sequence data has revolutionized the genomics field. Most …

Fifty-five rabies virus isolates originating from different regions of the former Soviet Union (FSU)
were compared with isolates originating from Eurasia, Africa, and North America …

A 55‐year‐old bat conservationist was admitted to Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland,
on November 11, 2002, with an acute haematemesis. He gave a 5‐day history of pain and …

Evidence in support of a novel lyssavirus was obtained from brain samples of an African
civet in Tanzania. Results of phylogenetic analysis of nucleoprotein gene sequences from …