Abstract
Arctic/Arctic-like rabies virus group 2 spread into Bangladesh ≈32 years ago. Because rabies is endemic to and a major public health problem in this country, we characterized this virus group. Its glycoprotein has 3 potential N-glycosylation sites that affect viral pathogenesis. Diversity of rabies virus might have public health implications in Bangladesh.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bangladesh / epidemiology
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Genome, Viral
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Humans
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Nucleocapsid Proteins / genetics
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Phylogeny
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Rabies / epidemiology*
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Rabies / transmission
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Rabies virus / classification
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Rabies virus / genetics*
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Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics
Substances
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Nucleocapsid Proteins
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Viral Envelope Proteins
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nucleocapsid protein, Rabies virus