Rabies Virus in Raccoons, Ohio, 2004

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: J Caroline Henderson, Emory University; Roman Biek, Emory University; Cathleen A Hanlon, Kansas State University; Scott O'Dee, Ohio Department of Health; Leslie Real, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2008-04
• Publisher: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: Emerging Infectious Diseases is published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a U.S. Government agency. Therefore, all materials published in Emerging Infectious Diseases are in the public domain and can be used without permission.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/4/07-0972_article.htm
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• ISSN: 1080-6040
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 4
• Start Page: 650
• End Page: 652
• Keywords: Rabies virus; raccoon; genetic markers; wild animals; dispatch; vaccination
• Research Categories: Biology, Virology; Biology, Veterinary Science

Abstract

In 2004, the raccoon rabies virus variant emerged in Ohio beyond an area where oral rabies vaccine had been distributed to prevent westward spread of this variant. Our genetic investigation indicates that this outbreak may have begun several years before 2004 and may have originated within the vaccination zone.