title: Disease outbreaks caused by steppe-type rabies viruses in China.
abstract: While rabies is a significant public health concern in China, the epidemiology of animal rabies in the north and northwest border provinces remains unknown. From February 2013 to March 2014, seven outbreaks of domestic animal rabies caused by wild carnivores in Xinjiang (XJ) and Inner Mongolia (IM) Autonomous Regions, China were reported and diagnosed in brain samples of infected animals by the fluorescent antibody test (FAT) and RT-PCR. Ten field rabies viruses were obtained. Sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis based on the complete N gene (1353 bp) amplified directly from the original brain tissues showed that these ten strains were steppe-type viruses, closely related to strains reported in Russia and Mongolia. None had been identified previously in China. The viruses from XJ and IM clustered separately into two lineages showing their different geographical distribution. This study emphasizes the importance of wildlife surveillance and of cross-departmental cooperation in the control of transboundary rabies transmission.
authors: Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control,Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences,Changchun,China.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Feng
authors: Animal Health Inspection Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,Urumqi,China.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Wang
authors: Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,Hohhot,China.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Guo
authors: Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention of Sonid Youqi,Xilin Gol League,China.
authors: Alatengheli
authors: Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention of Alxa Youqi,Alxa League,China.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention of Xilin Gol League,Xilin Gol League,China.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Yang
authors: Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control,Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences,Changchun,China.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Su
authors: Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control,Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences,Changchun,China.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control,Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences,Changchun,China.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Xu
authors: Animal Health Inspection Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,Urumqi,China.
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Sheng
authors: Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,Hohhot,China.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Ma
authors: Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention of Alxa Youqi,Alxa League,China.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Gui
authors: Centre for Animal Disease Control and Prevention of Xilin Gol League,Xilin Gol League,China.
authors: Dejide
authors: Animal Health Inspection Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,Urumqi,China.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Lin
authors: Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control,Institute of Military Veterinary, Academy of Military Medical Sciences,Changchun,China.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Tu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000821:virology; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D002335:Carnivora / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle / Q000821:virology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000821:virology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005589:Foxes / Q000821:virology; D065948:Grassland; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000235:genetics*; D012756:Sheep / Q000821:virology
keywords: steppe-type