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Molecular characterization of rabies virus isolates from Trinidad
Wright, Arlette ; Rampersad, Joanne; Ryan, Joseph; Ammons, David.
Afiliação
  • Wright, Arlette ; The University of the West Indies. School of Veterinary Medicine. St. Augustine. Trinidad and Tobago
  • Rampersad, Joanne; University of the West Indies. School of Agriculture. St. Augustine. Trinidad and Tobago
  • Ryan, Joseph; Ministry of Land and Marine Resources. Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Trinidad and Tobago
  • Ammons, David; The University of the West Indies. School of Veterinary Medicine. St. Augustine. Trinidad and Tobago
Veterinary microbiology ; 87(2): 95-102, 20 Jun. 2002. mapas, ilus, tab
Article em En | MedCarib | ID: med-17605
Biblioteca responsável: TT5
Localização: TT5; W1, VE933F
ABSTRACT
Bovine rabies continues to be a serious problem facing the cattle industry in South and Central America. Although Trinidad played an important role in originally demonstrating the link between bats and bovine rabies, relatively little is known about rabies in Trinidad, an island 7miles off the coast of Venezuela. In order to obtain a more complete understanding of bovine rabies in the region, we report herein on a study undertaken in Trinidad to characterize isolates of rabies virus obtained from infected cattle. A portion of the nucleotide sequence of the nucleoprotein gene from six rabies virus isolates collected from bovine rabies from the years 1997, 1998 and 2000 was determined and compared both to themselves and the nucleotide sequence of other South American isolates. Results indicate that there are at least two independently evolving variants of rabies virus in Trinidad. The nucleotide sequence of either variant failed to match completely the sequence of South American isolates. However, the lack of South American isolates from coastal regions facing Trinidad leaves undetermined the question of South American influence on rabies in Trinidad. The results of this study helps complete the picture of bovine rabies in the South American region and provide basic information required locally for the creation of an effective rabies control and eradication strategy.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Raiva / Trinidad e Tobago / Bovinos Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Trinidad y tobago Idioma: En Revista: Veterinary microbiology Ano de publicação: 2002 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Raiva / Trinidad e Tobago / Bovinos Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Caribe ingles / Trinidad y tobago Idioma: En Revista: Veterinary microbiology Ano de publicação: 2002 Tipo de documento: Article