Genetic Characterisation of Rabies Virus Isolates in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ramiz Velić; Tarik Bajrović; Šukrija Zvizdić; Šukrija Zvizdić; Sadeta Hamzić

doi:10.17305/bjbms.2008.2925

Authors

Ramiz Velić Department of Animal Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo
Tarik Bajrović Department of Animal Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo
Šukrija Zvizdić Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo
Šukrija Zvizdić Department of Animal Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo
Sadeta Hamzić Department of Animal Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2008.2925

Keywords:

acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), lymphocyte cell culture

Abstract

Serotyping of five rabies virus isolates with monoclonal anti-nucleoprotein antibodies for classical rabies virus and rabies-related viruses and phylogenetic relationships among sequences indicate that viruses circulating in population of animals in Bosnia and Herzegovina belong to the sero-genotype 1 of classical rabies virus. Phylogenetic relationships among sequences of our viruses have shown the presence of two phylogenetic lines, one which is present in the northwestern part and other which is present in the northeastern part of the country. Our viruses are closely related to Westeuropean isolates of rabies virus