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Volume 23, Number 9—September 2017
Research

Processes Underlying Rabies Virus Incursions across US–Canada Border as Revealed by Whole-Genome Phylogeography

Hannah Trewby, Susan A. Nadin-Davis, Leslie A. Real, and Roman BiekComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (H. Trewby, L.A. Real); University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (H. Trewby, R. Biek); Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (S.A. Nadin-Davis)

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Table

Summary of Canada outbreaks and evidence of multiple introductions of raccoon-specific variant of rabies virus, backflow from Canada to the United States, and long-distance movement initiating an outbreak

Location Time No. recorded
cases Evidence of
multiple introductions Evidence of
backflow to the United States Evidence of long-
distance movement
Ontario (east) 1999–2005 132 Yes No No
Ontario (west) 2015–ongoing 307* No No Yes
Quebec 2006–2009 104 Yes Yes (strong) No
Quebec 2015–2015 1 No No No
New Brunswick 2000–2002 64 No No No
New Brunswick 2014–ongoing 30* No Yes (weak) No

*Number correct as of April 30, 2017.

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