Epidemiology and Molecular Virus Characterization of Reemerging Rabies, South Africa

Epidemiology and Molecular Virus Characterization of Reemerging Rabies, South Africa

The incidence of dog rabies in Limpopo Province, South Africa, increased from 5 cases in 2004 to 100 in 2006. Human rabies had last been confirmed in 1981, but investigations instituted after an index case was recognized in February 2006 identified 21 confirmed, 4 probable, and 5 possible human case...

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Main Authors: Stefano Tempia, Benn Sartorius, Claude Sabeta, Gugulethu Zulu, Janusz T. Pawęska, Mamokete Mogoswane, Chris Sutton, Louis H. Nel, Robert Swanepoel, Patricia A. Leman, Antoinette A. Grobbelaar, Edwin Dyason, Lucille Blumberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rabies
South Africa
outbreak
encephalitis
Limpopo
research
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/07-0836_article

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