Fifteen ferret badgers (Melogale moschata subaurantiaca), collected 2010–13 and stored frozen, were submitted for rabies diagnosis by direct fluorescent antibody test and reverse transcription PCR. We detected seven positive animal samples, including some from 2010, which indicated that the ferret badger population in Taiwan had been affected by rabies prior to 2010.
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1 October 2015
Rabies Virus Infection in Ferret Badgers (Melogale moschata subaurantiaca) in Taiwan: A Retrospective Study
Jen-Chieh Chang,
Kuo-Jung Tsai,
Wei-Cheng Hsu,
Yang-Chang Tu,
Wei-Chieh Chuang,
Chia-Yi Chang,
Shih-Wei Chang,
Te-En Lin,
Kuo-Yun Fang,
Yung-Fu Chang,
Hsiang-Jung Tsai,
Shu-Hwae Lee
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 51 • No. 4
October 2015
Vol. 51 • No. 4
October 2015
Ferret badger
rabies
retrospective study
Taiwan