Rabies viruses in specific wild fur animals in northern China, 2017-2019

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In recent years, rabies virus (RABV) has been detected in numerous specific wild fur animals in northern China. Therefore, we performed an epidemiologic investigation of RABV in the main fur animal farming provinces during 2017-2019. The results showed that brain tissue samples from eight animals that presented with central nervous symptoms were positive for rabies virus according to direct fluorescent antibody assays and RT-PCR. The phylogenetic relationships and distributions of the viruses were determined, and the results indicated that they belonged to Cosmopolitan and Arctic-related lineages. Serological investigations revealed a RABV positivity rate of 2.78% (34/1,222) in fur animals. A total of 79 unimmunized breeders were negative for serum antibodies, and 9.62% of 52 immunized breeders (5/52) were not seroconverted. The results emphasize that specific wild fur animals are potential sources of RABV and that the current vaccination programme for animals and breeders is deficient, indicating the need for mandatory rabies vaccination to eliminate rabies transmission from dogs to farmed fur animals.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Transboundary and emerging diseases - 67(2020), 6 vom: 28. Nov., Seite 2307-2312

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lixia [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Xiaoqing [VerfasserIn]
Si, Xingkui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Maolin [VerfasserIn]
Duan, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Ning [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Foxes
Journal Article
Molecular characterization
RABV
Rabies Vaccines
Raccoon dogs

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Date Completed 29.01.2021

Date Revised 29.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/tbed.13629

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310166144