Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou (Potos flavus), Mato Grosso, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: A second case of a novel rabies variant described once in a capuchin monkey from Mato Grosso, Brazil, was discovered in a rabid wild kinkajou from the same region, indicating a public health risk following exposure to either of the two animals.

SUBMITTER: Dell'Armelina Rocha PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7269027 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature