Genetic characterization of 32 canine rabies viruses circulating in Burkina Faso in 2007 identified two clades both belonging to the Africa 2 lineage. Sequence homology data suggest that transboundary spread is the most likely means of introduction, highlighting an evolving epidemiological situation.
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, National Reference Centre for Rabies, OIE and National Collaborating Centre for Diseases at the Human-Animal Interface, Legnaro, Padova, Italy.
