scholarly journals Population structure of two rabies hosts relative to the known distribution of rabies virus variants in Alaska

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 675-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth W. Goldsmith ◽  
Benjamin Renshaw ◽  
Christopher J. Clement ◽  
Elizabeth A. Himschoot ◽  
Kris J. Hundertmark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Rabies Virus

Population structure of some street rabies virus strains

1989 ◽  
Vol 104 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 347-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Gribencha ◽  
L. Ya. Gribanova ◽  
G. B. Malkov ◽  
I. F. Barinsky
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Rabies Virus ◽  
Virus Strains

scholarly journals Relationships between fox populations and rabies virus spread in northern Canada

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0246508
Author(s):  
Susan A. Nadin-Davis ◽  
Emilie Falardeau ◽  
Alex Flynn ◽  
Hugh Whitney ◽  
H. Dawn Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Rabies Virus ◽  
Control Region ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Population Substructure ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Northern Canada ◽  
Arctic Foxes ◽  
Northern Alaska

Rabies spreads in both Arctic (Vulpes lagopus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) throughout the Canadian Arctic but limited wildlife disease surveillance, due to the extensive landmass of the Canadian north and its small widely scattered human population, undermines our knowledge of disease transmission patterns. This study has explored genetic population structure in both the rabies virus and its fox hosts to better understand factors that impact rabies spread. Phylogenetic analysis of 278 samples of the Arctic lineage of rabies virus recovered over 40 years identified four sub-lineages, A1 to A4. The A1 lineage has been restricted to southern regions of the Canadian province of Ontario. The A2 lineage, which predominates in Siberia, has also spread to northern Alaska while the A4 lineage was recovered from southern Alaska only. The A3 sub-lineage, which was also found in northern Alaska, has been responsible for virtually all cases across northern Canada and Greenland, where it further differentiated into 18 groups which have systematically evolved from a common predecessor since 1975. In areas of Arctic and red fox sympatry, viral groups appear to circulate in both hosts, but both mitochondrial DNA control region sequences and 9-locus microsatellite genotypes revealed contrasting phylogeographic patterns for the two fox species. Among 157 Arctic foxes, 33 mitochondrial control region haplotypes were identified but little genetic structure differentiating localities was detected. Among 162 red foxes, 18 control region haplotypes delineated three groups which discriminated among the Churchill region of Manitoba, northern Quebec and Labrador populations, and the coastal Labrador locality of Cartwright. Microsatellite analyses demonstrated some genetic heterogeneity among sampling localities of Arctic foxes but no obvious pattern, while two or three clusters of red foxes suggested some admixture between the Churchill and Quebec-Labrador regions but uniqueness of the Cartwright group. The limited population structure of Arctic foxes is consistent with the rapid spread of rabies virus subtypes throughout the north, while red fox population substructure suggests that disease spread in this host moves most readily down certain independent corridors such as the northeastern coast of Canada and the central interior. Interestingly the evidence suggests that these red fox populations have limited capacity to maintain the virus over the long term, but they may contribute to viral persistence in areas of red and Arctic fox sympatry.

Genetic diversity and population structure of Populus yunnanensis revealed by SSR markers

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anpei Zhou ◽  
Dan Zong ◽  
Peihua Gan ◽  
Yao Zhang ◽  
Dan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Population Structure ◽  
Ssr Markers

Differentiation and Interrelations of Two Representatives of Laudakia stellio Complex (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Israel

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgenyi N. Panov ◽  
Larissa Yu. Zykova
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Habitat Preference ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Near East ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Subspecies Level ◽  
Limited Gene Flow ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
And Behavior

Field studies were conducted in Central Negev within the breeding range of Laudakia stellio brachydactyla and in NE Israel (Qyriat Shemona) in the range of an unnamed form (tentatively “Near-East Rock Agama”), during March – May 1996. Additional data have been collected in Jerusalem at a distance of ca. 110 km from the first and about 170 km from the second study sites. A total of 63 individuals were caught and examined. The animals were marked and their subsequent movements were followed. Social and signal behavior of both forms were described and compared. Lizards from Negev and Qyriat Shemona differ from each other sharply in external morphology, habitat preference, population structure, and behavior. The differences obviously exceed the subspecies level. At the same time, the lizards from Jerusalem tend to be intermediate morphologically between those from both above-named localities, which permits admitting the existence of a limited gene flow between lizard populations of Negev and northern Israel. The lizards from NE Israel apparently do not belong to the nominate subspecies of L. stellio and should be regarded as one more subspecies within the species.

Rabies virus infection in a 21-year-old male presenting with ascending paralysis after a bat scratch

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-208
Author(s):  
Shay-Anne Daniels ◽  
Elizabeth M King ◽  
Christopher J Olivier ◽  
John PD Harding ◽  
Christine Fehlner-Gardiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Rabies Virus ◽  
Rabies Virus Infection
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