title: New rabies virus variant in Mexican immigrant.
abstract: A novel rabies virus was identified after death in a man who had immigrated from Oaxaca, Mexico, to California, USA. Despite the patient's history of exposure to domestic and wild carnivores, molecular and phylogenetic characterizations suggested that the virus originated from insectivorous bats. Enhanced surveillance is needed to elucidate likely reservoirs.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. dly3@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velasco-Villa
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Messenger
authors.forename: Lillian A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Orciari
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niezgoda
authors.forename: Jesse D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blanton
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fukagawa
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology; D002140:California; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011818:Rabies / Q000821:virology*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral