Emergence of Arctic-like rabies lineage in India.
A collection of 37 rabies-infected samples, 10 human saliva and 27 animal brain, were recovered during 2001-2004 from the cities of Bangalore and Hyderabad in southern India and from Kasauli, a mountainous region in Himachal Pradesh, northern India. Phylogenetic analysis of partial N gene nucleotide sequences of these 37 specimens and 1 archival specimen identified 2 groups, divided according to their geographic (north or south) origins. Comparison of selected Indian viruses with representative rabies viruses recovered worldwide showed a close association of all Indian isolates with the circumpolar Arctic rabies lineage distributed throughout northern latitudes of North America and Europe and other viruses recovered from several Asian countries.
Nadin-Davis
Susan A
SA
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. nadindaviss@inspection.gc.ca
Turner
Geoff
G
Paul
Joel P V
JP
Madhusudana
Shampur N
SN
Wandeler
Alexander I
AI
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001110:Arctic Regions; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D019590:Nucleocapsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology
D019590:Nucleocapsid Proteins; C099601:nucleocapsid protein, Rabies virus