title: Bat-associated rabies virus in Skunks.
abstract: Rabies was undetected in terrestrial wildlife of northern Arizona until 2001, when rabies was diagnosed in 19 rabid skunks in Flagstaff. Laboratory analyses showed causative rabies viruses associated with bats, which indicated cross-species transmission of unprecedented magnitude. Public health infrastructure must be maintained to address emerging zoonotic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Washington State Department of Health, 1610 NE 150th Street, Shoreline, WA 98155-9701, USA. Mira.Leslie@doh.wa.gov
authors.forename: Mira J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Leslie
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Messenger
authors.forename: Rodney E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rohde
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cheshier
authors.forename: Cathleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hanlon
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D001130:Arizona / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D012889:Mephitidae / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*