“MOLECULAR DETECTION, N GENE SEQUENCING AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF RABIES VIRUS
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2016
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Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
Rabies is an ancient global fatal disease of central nervous system (CNS) and most
significant zoonotic and neglected viral disease that affects almost all kinds of mammals,
including humans. The causative agent for rabies is Rabies virus, the prototype member of
the genus Lyssavirus of the family Rhabdoviridae under the order Mononegavirales. India
stands highest for the incidences of rabies with an estimated 20,000 human death and 17.4
million exposures to animal bites every year. The study of rabies dynamics in the field
required to understand the genetic variants in circulation and their evolutionary
relationships thereby to help devise effective control measures. The genetic
characterization of the virus provides an opportunity to elucidate the epidemiologic and
evolutionary relationships between rabies virus (RV) and rabies related viruses (RRVs).
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veterinary microbiology, Analysis