Mokola virus in domestic mammals, South Africa

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Sep;13(9):1371-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1309.070466.

Abstract

We recently identified 2 Mokola viruses from domestic mammals (a dog and a cat) in South Africa. These cases occurred 8 years after the last reported case of infection with this virus. Our findings emphasize the endemicity of rabies-related lyssaviruses in South Africa and the need to better understand the epidemiology of Mokola viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cat Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cat Diseases / virology*
  • Cats
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology
  • Dog Diseases / virology*
  • Dogs
  • Lyssavirus / genetics
  • Lyssavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Phylogeny
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Rhabdoviridae Infections / virology
  • South Africa / epidemiology