Elucidating the phylodynamics of endemic rabies virus in eastern Africa using whole-genome sequencing.

"in addition fifty new partial n gene sequences (405 bp) from tanzania were obtained via reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) and sanger sequencing using samples archived at apha and submitted to genbank with accession numbers kr534217-kr534266 (details in supplementary material and table s2 ).; consensus sequences were aligned using mafft v7 149b ( ) and submitted to genbank (accession numbers: kr906734-kr906792)."

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"We acknowledge the Ministries of Livestock and Fisheries Development and of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania National Parks, Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, and National Institute for Medical Research for permission and collaboration; and the Arusha, Mtwara and Mwanza Veterinary Investigation Centres, Pemba Veterinary Office and the Frankfurt Zoological Society for logistical and technical support. We are grateful to the veterinary and livestock field officers, healthworkers, and paravets throughout Tanzania and in particular to the following research assistants: Joel Changalucha, Zilpah Kaare, Gurdeep Kour, Ahmed Lugelo, Kennedy Lushasi, Mathias Magoto, Khadija Said, and Renatus Herman. We thank Pelagia Muchuruza, Matthew Maziku, Geoffrey Mchau, Eberhard Mbunda, Francois-Xavier Meslin, and Bernadette Abela-Ridder for their collaborations through the Bill & Melinda Gates/WHO rabies elimination demonstration project in Tanzania. This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council, the UBS Optimus Foundation, Lincoln Park Zoo, and the Research and Policy for Infectious Disease Dynamics Program of the Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, Fogarty International Centre, National Institute of Health."