New rabies virus variant in Mexican immigrant.
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.
Velasco-Villa
Andres
A
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. dly3@cdc.gov
Messenger
Sharon L
SL
Orciari
Lillian A
LA
Niezgoda
Michael
M
Blanton
Jesse D
JD
Fukagawa
Chris
C
Rupprecht
Charles E
CE
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
D012367:RNA, Viral