IDENTIFICATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF A NOVEL SINGLE-STRANDED RNA VIRUS ISOLATED FROM CULEX TRITAENIORHYNCHUS IN CHINA

ABSTRACT Hubei mosquito Pulse Sensor Set virus 2 (HMV2) is a novel mosquito virus that was first identified in 2016 in Hubei Province, China.Until now, HMV2 has been shown to be endemic in some areas of China and Japan, but its biological characteristics, epidemiology, and pathogenicity are not yet known.This report describes the detection of HMV2

BackgroundRabies is a fatal encephalitis caused by lyssaviruses.Evidence of lyssavirus circulation has recently emerged in Southeast Asian bats.A cross-sectional study was conducted in Thailand to assess rabies-related knowledge and practices among persons regularly exposed to bats and bat habitats.The objectives were to identify deficiencies in ra