Mokola Virus in Domestic Mammals, South Africa

Abstract

We recently identified 2 Mokola viruses from domestic mammals (a dog and a cat) in South Africa. These cases occurred 8 years after the last reported case of infection with this virus. Our findings emphasize the endemicity of rabies-related lyssaviruses in South Africa and the need to better understand the epidemiology of Mokola viruses.

Keywords

• Moloka virus
• rabies-related
• lyssaviruses
• domestic mammals
• South Africa
• dispatch