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Indigenous Wildlife Rabies in Taiwan: Ferret Badgers, a Long Term Terrestrial Reservoir
Joint Authors
Huang, Chung-Yuan
Chomel, Bruno B.
Lan, Yu-Ching
Liu, Hsin-Fu
Lee, Pei-Fen
Chen, Yi-Ming A.
Wen, Tzai-Hung
Chang, C. C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The emerging disease of rabies was confirmed in Taiwan ferret badgers (FBs) and reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on July 17, 2013.
The spread of wildlife rabies can be related to neighborhood countries in Asia.
The phylogenetic analysis was conducted by maximum likelihood (ML) methods and the Bayesian coalescent approach based on the glycoprotein (G) and nucleoprotein (N) genes.
The phylogeographic and spatial temporal dynamics of viral transmission were determined by using SPREAD, QGIS.
Therefore, the origin and the change with time of the viruses can be identified.
Results showed the rabies virus of FB strains in Taiwan is a unique clade among other strains in Asia.
According to the phylogeographic coalescent tree, three major genotypes of the FB rabies virus have circulated in three different geographical areas in Taiwan.
Two genotypes have distributed into central and southern Taiwan between two ecological river barriers.
The third genotype has been limited in southeastern Taiwan by the natural mountain barrier.
The diversity of FB rabies viruses indicates that the biological profile of FBs could vary in different geographical areas in Taiwan.
An enhanced surveillance system needs to be established near the currently identified natural barriers for early warnings of the rabies virus outbreak in Taiwan.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lan, Yu-Ching& Wen, Tzai-Hung& Chang, C. C.& Liu, Hsin-Fu& Lee, Pei-Fen& Huang, Chung-Yuan…[et al.]. 2017. Indigenous Wildlife Rabies in Taiwan: Ferret Badgers, a Long Term Terrestrial Reservoir. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137662
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lan, Yu-Ching…[et al.]. Indigenous Wildlife Rabies in Taiwan: Ferret Badgers, a Long Term Terrestrial Reservoir. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137662
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lan, Yu-Ching& Wen, Tzai-Hung& Chang, C. C.& Liu, Hsin-Fu& Lee, Pei-Fen& Huang, Chung-Yuan…[et al.]. Indigenous Wildlife Rabies in Taiwan: Ferret Badgers, a Long Term Terrestrial Reservoir. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137662
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137662