Rabies in the Tropics

CE Rupprecht, RS Mani, PP Mshelbwala… - Current Tropical …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Rabies is an ancient yet still neglected tropical disease (NTD).
This review focuses upon highlights of recent research and peer-reviewed communications …

Systematic review of important viral diseases in Africa in light of the 'one health'concept

RP Chauhan, ZG Dessie, A Noreddin, ME El Zowalaty - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Emerging and re-emerging viral diseases are of great public health concern. The recent
emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) related coronavirus (SARS-CoV …

Integrating full and partial genome sequences to decipher the global spread of canine rabies virus

A Holtz, G Baele, H Bourhy, A Zhukova - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the rapid growth in viral genome sequencing, statistical methods face challenges in
handling historical viral endemic diseases with large amounts of underutilized partial …

Isolation, discrimination, and molecular detection of Listeria species from slaughtered cattle in Namwala District, Zambia

P Mpundu, JB Muma, N Mukumbuta, AN Mukubesa… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Background The food industry is increasingly becoming more scrutinized, given the
frequency and intensity with which zoonotic diseases are being reported. Pathogen tracking …

Current status and molecular epidemiology of rabies virus from different hosts and regions in Malawi

H Kainga, E Chatanga, MC Phonera, JP Kothowa… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Although rabies is endemic in Malawi, there have been no studies in which rabies virus was
systematically investigated and characterized in multiple animal hosts in that country. In …

A rabies virus vectored severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) bivalent candidate vaccine confers protective immune responses in mice

L Tian, L Yan, W Zheng, X Lei, Q Fu, X Xue… - Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging tick-borne
hemorrhagic zoonotic disease, which is potentially fatal in human with mortality rates …

Comparing the genetic typing methods for effective surveillance and rabies control in Georgia

RE Condori, N Kartskhia, L Avaliani… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
A full nucleoprotein gene sequencing of 68 isolates collected from passive rabies
surveillance system in Georgia between 2015 and 2016 identified two distinct dog rabies …

Domestic dog demographics and estimates of canine vaccination coverage in a rural area of Zambia for the elimination of rabies

C Kaneko, R Omori, M Sasaki… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background An estimated 75% or more of the human rabies cases in Africa occur in rural
settings, which underscores the importance of rabies control in these areas. Understanding …

Integrating one health strategies for rabies control: Insights from Jackal-mediated human rabies in Northeast India

JB Dutta, MA Ashwini, D Barman, P Das… - … and Infectious Diseases, 2025 - Elsevier
Introduction Rabies is an ancient, lethal zoonotic disease caused by viruses of the genus
Lyssavirus, affecting a wide variety of mammals. Though domestic dogs are the main vectors …

Deciphering the global spread of canine rabies virus in the modern era

A Holtz, G Baele, H Bourhy, A Zhukova - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Despite the rapid growth in viral genome sequencing, statistical methods face challenges in
handling historical viral endemic diseases with large amounts of underutilized partial …