title: Novel sylvatic rabies virus variant in endangered golden palm civet, Sri Lanka.
abstract: Information is scarce about sylvatic rabies virus in Asia and about rabies in palm civets. We report a novel sylvatic rabies virus variant detected in a golden palm civet in Sri Lanka. Evolutionary analysis suggests the virus diverged from canine rabies viruses in Sri Lanka in ≈1933 (range 1886-1963).
authors.affiliation: Oita University, Yufu, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Kamruddin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Omala
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wimalaratne
authors.forename: Susilakanthi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nanayakkara
authors.forename: Devika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.forename: Dushantha
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karunanayake
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishizono
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D056727:Endangered Species; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005814:Genes, Viral; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D011818:Rabies / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013188:Sri Lanka; D045949:Viverridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral