Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies Virus Isolates from Israel and Other Middle- and Near-Eastern Countries
- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 38 (2) , 755-762
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.38.2.755-762.2000
Abstract
A total of 226 isolates of rabies virus from different areas of Israel, including three human isolates and one sample from South Lebanon were identified between 1993 and 1998 by direct immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibodies to the viral nucleoprotein (N). An epidemiological survey based on nucleotide sequence analysis of 328 bp from the C terminus of the N coding region and the noncoding region between the nucleoprotein and the phosphoprotein (NS gene) was performed. Phylogenetic analysis of the isolates from Israel showed that they were related geographically, but not according to host species. Five variants, related groups distributed among four geographical regions, were identified. In each region, rabies virus was isolated from more than one animal species. A comparison of the sequence analysis of rabies virus samples from the rest of world revealed a 2-nucleotide change that distinguished the Middle East variants from the rest.Keywords
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