Mokola virus in domestic mammals, South Africa.
We recently identified 2 Mokola viruses from domestic mammals (a dog and a cat) in South Africa. These cases occurred 8 years after the last reported case of infection with this virus. Our findings emphasize the endemicity of rabies-related lyssaviruses in South Africa and the need to better understand the epidemiology of Mokola viruses.
Sabeta
Claude T
CT
Rabies Unit, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. sabetac@arc.agric.za
Markotter
Wanda
W
Mohale
Debrah K
DK
Shumba
Wonderful
W
Wandeler
Alexander I
AI
Nel
Louis H
LH
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D018114:Lyssavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D018353:Rhabdoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology