Complete Genome Sequences of Five Rabies Virus Strains Obtained from Domestic Carnivores in Liberia

Stephanie Mauti (1, 2, 3) , Garmie Voupawoe (4, 5) , Simon Bonas (1, 2, 3) , Varney Kamara (6) , Hervé Bourhy (1, 2, 3) , Morgane Gourlaouen (7) , Paola de Benedictis (7) , Jakob Zinsstag (4, 5) , Laurent Dacheux (1, 2, 3)

1 Lyssavirus, épidémiologie et neuropathologie - Lyssavirus Epidemiology and Neuropathology
2 CNR - Centre National de Référence de la Rage - National Reference Center Rabies
3 CC-OMS / WHO-CC - Centre collaborateur de l'OMS - Rage / World Health Organization Collaboration Centres - Rabies
4 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute [Basel]
5 Unibas - Université de Bâle = University of Basel = Basel Universität
6 Leon Quist Ledlum Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture [Monrovia, Liberia]
7 IZSVe - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie

Similar to other African countries, canine rabies is endemic in Liberia. However, data concerning the genetic diversity of rabies virus isolates circulating in this country remain limited. We report here the complete genome sequences of five rabies viruses obtained from domestic animals. All of them belonged to subgroup H within the Africa 2 clade.

Mots clés: rabies; RABV; lyssavirus; Africa; Liberia; complete genome; dog; phylogeny

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Virologie

Stephanie Mauti, Garmie Voupawoe, Simon Bonas, Varney Kamara, Hervé Bourhy, et al.. Complete Genome Sequences of Five Rabies Virus Strains Obtained from Domestic Carnivores in Liberia. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2022, 11 (1), pp.e0104721. ⟨10.1128/mra.01047-21⟩. ⟨pasteur-04102993⟩