Mokola virus in domestic mammals, South Africa.

Emerg Infect Dis

Rabies Unit, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Published: September 2007

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.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857310PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.070466DOI Listing

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