Volume 9, Number 3—March 2003
Dispatch
Rabies in Sri Lanka: Splendid Isolation
Susilakanthi Nanayakkara*†, Jean S. Smith*
, and Charles E. Rupprecht*
, and Charles E. Rupprecht*
Table
Virus samples from countries other than Sri Lanka included in phylogenetic analysis
| Sample ID | Sample history and GenBank accession numbers |
|---|---|
| Australian bat lysssavirus |
Australian bat lyssavirus from insectivorous bat (Saccolaimus flaviventris); 1996. Lyssavirus most closely related to rabies virus. Used as outgroup to root phylogenetic analysis. AF081020. |
| Duvenhage virus |
Duvenhage virus from human bitten by bat, South Africa, 1970. Bat lyssavirus used as outgroup to root phylogenetic analysis. U22848. |
| Nepal |
U.S. citizen bitten by dog in Nepal, 1996. AY138578. |
| Pakistan |
Dog, 1990. AY138565. |
| India |
Resident of U. K., bitten by dog in India, circa 1988. AY138566. |
| Kenya |
U.S. Peace Corps volunteer bitten by dog in Kenya, 1983. AY138567. |
| Tanzania |
Goat, 1992, Zanzibar, Tanzania. AY138568. |
| Saudi Arabia |
Arabian-American Oil Company employee infected in Saudi Arabia, circa 1981, AY138569; fox, 1987. U22481. |
| Oman |
Red fox, 1990. U22480. |
| Iran |
Dog, 1986. U22482. |
| Israel |
Dog, 1993. AY138570. |
| Madagascar |
Human, 1980. AY138571. |
| Pasteur rabies virus |
Cow bitten by dog, Paris, 1882, multiple laboratory passages. M13215. |
| Namibia |
Jackal, 1992. U22649. |
| Algeria |
Dog, 1982. U22643. |
| Ethiopia |
Hyena, 1987. U22637. |
| India-Madras |
Unpublished, 2001. AF374721. |
| Sri Lanka, reference dog sample, 1986 |
Dog case sample collected by Dr. Alex Wandeler, Colombo, 1986. AY138549. |
| Sri Lanka, human cases |
Five human case-patients with diagnosed rabies, 1999–2001. Cluster A samples originated from Kandy (n=2) and Ratnapura. Cluster B samples originated from Colombo and Karapitiya. Two cluster A human case samples with nucleotide substitutions not found in consensus sequence were submitted to GenBank. AY138554 and AY138558. |
| Sri Lanka, dog cases |
24 dogs with diagnosed rabies, January–May 2001. Cluster A samples originated from Ragama, Polgasowita, Katunayake, Puttalam, Meerigama, Panadura, Dewulapitiya. Cluster B samples originated from Ragama, Polgasowita, Mirihana, Dehiwela, Moratuwa, Chillaw, Katana, Mount Lavinia, Balapitiya, Wattala (n=2), Payagala (n=2), Colombo (n=3), Nugegoda. Dog samples with nucleotide substitutions not found in consensus sequence for cluster A (AY138553, AY138555, AY138557, AY138559) and cluster B (AY138551, AY138552) were submitted to GenBank. |
| Sri Lanka, goat cases |
Two goats with diagnosed rabies, January–May 2001. Cluster A sample originated from Seeduwa. AY138561. Cluster B sample originated from Kandy. AY138556. |
| Sri Lanka, mongoose cases |
Two mongooses (cluster B) with diagnosed rabies, January–May 2001, Panadura and Moratuwa. Sample with nucleotide substitutions not found in consensus sequence for cluster B was submitted to GenBank. AY138562. |
| Sri Lanka, cow cases |
Four cows (cluster B) with diagnosed rabies, January–May 2001, Kandy, Kaduwela, Horana, Polgasowita. Samples with nucleotide substitutions not found in consensus sequence for cluster were submitted to GenBank. AY138550 and AY138560. |
| Sri Lanka, elephant cases |
Two elephants (cluster B) with diagnosed rabies in 1998 and 1999, in an area of Colombo with large active bat colonies. Sample with nucleotide substitutions not found in consensus sequence for cluster B was submitted to GenBank. AY138564. |
| Sri Lanka, cat cases |
Four cats (cluster B) with diagnosed rabies, January–May 2001, Kelaniya, Nittambuwa, Horana, Kaduwela. Sample with nucleotide substitutions not found in consensus sequence for cluster B was submitted to GenBank. AY138563. |
| Philippines |
Resident of California, 1987, bitten by dog in the Philippines, AY138575; resident of California, 1972, bitten by dog in the Philippines. AY138576. |
| Viet Nam |
Vietnamese refugee in Sidney, Australia, 1991. AY138579. |
| Thailand |
Human, 1983, AY138572; dog, 1995, U22653. |
| Laos |
Laotian immigrant, Texas, 1984. AY138577. |
| Indonesia | Human, 1989, Jakarta, Java; AY138573. dog, 1989, Java; AY138574. |
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