Molecular phylodynamic analysis indicates lineage displacement occurred in Chinese rabies epidemics between 1949 to 2010.

• Main Authors: Xiao-Yan Tao (Author), Qing Tang (Author), Simon Rayner (Author), Zhen-Yang Guo (Author), Hao Li (Author), Shu-Lin Lang (Author), Cui-Ping Yin (Author), Na Han (Author), Wei Fang (Author), James Adams (Author), Miao Song (Author), Guo-Dong Liang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rabies remains a serious problem in China with three epidemics since 1949 and the country in the midst of the third epidemic. Significantly, the control of each outbreak has been followed by a rapid reemergence of the disease. In 2005, the government implemented a rabies national surveillance progra...