A Novel Terrestrial Rabies Virus Lineage Occurring in South America: Origin, Diversification, and Evidence of Contact between Wild and Domestic Cycles
The rabies virus (RABV) is characterized by a history dominated by Collections host shifts within and among bats and carnivores.One of the main outcomes of long-term RABV maintenance in dogs was the establishment of variants in a wide variety of mesocarnivores.In this study, we present the most comprehensive phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysi