Low levels of genetic differentiation and structure in red fox populations in Eastern Canada and implications for Arctic fox rabies propagation potential.

Rabies is a lethal zoonosis present in most parts of the world which can be transmitted to humans through the bite from an infected mammalian reservoir host. The Arctic rabies virus variant (ARVV) persists mainly in populations of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus), and to a lesser extent in red fox popu...

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Main Authors: Benoit Talbot, Thaneah J Alanazi, Vicky Albert, Émilie Bordeleau, Émilie Bouchard, Patrick A Leighton, H Dawn Marshall, Daphné Rondeau-Geoffrion, Audrey Simon, Ariane Massé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286784