Evolutionary history and phylogeography of rabies viruses associated with outbreaks in Trinidad.

• Main Authors: Janine F R Seetahal (Author), Andres Velasco-Villa (Author), Orchid M Allicock (Author), Abiodun A Adesiyun (Author), Joseph Bissessar (Author), Kirk Amour (Author), Annmarie Phillip-Hosein (Author), Denise A Marston (Author), Lorraine M McElhinney (Author), Mang Shi (Author), Cheryl-Ann Wharwood (Author), Anthony R Fooks (Author), Christine V F Carrington (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bat rabies is an emerging disease of public health significance in the Americas. The Caribbean island of Trinidad experiences periodic outbreaks within the livestock population. We performed molecular characterisation of Trinidad rabies virus (RABV) and used a Bayesian phylogeographic approach to in...