Surveillance of the rabies-related lyssavirus, Mokola in non-volant small mammals in South Africa

Surveillance of the rabies-related lyssavirus, Mokola in non-volant small mammals in South Africa

The reservoir host of Mokola virus (MOKV), a rabies-related lyssavirus species endemic to Africa, remains unknown. Only sporadic cases of MOKV have been reported since its first discovery in the late 1960s, which subsequently gave rise to various reservoir host hypotheses. One particular hypothesis...

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Main Authors: William C. McMahon, Jessica Coertse, Teresa Kearney, Mark Keith, Lourens H. Swanepoel, Wanda Markotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-08-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Subjects:
bushveld gerbil
lyssavirus
mokola
non-volant small mammal
rabies-related
reservoir
rodent
surveillance
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/1911

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