Rabies in ferret badgers, southeastern China.
Ferret badger-associated human rabies cases emerged in China in 1994. We used a retrospective epidemiologic survey, virus isolation, laboratory diagnosis, and nucleotide sequencing to document its reemergence in 2002-2008. Whether the cause is spillover from infected dogs or recent host shift and new reservoir establishment requires further investigation.
Zhang
Shoufeng
S
Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, People's Republic of China.
Tang
Qing
Q
Wu
Xianfu
X
Liu
Ye
Y
Zhang
Fei
F
Rupprecht
Charles E
CE
Hu
Rongliang
R
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D005289:Ferrets / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000914:Antibodies, Viral