What is Arctic rabies virus?
'''Arctic rabies virus''' is a strain of ''[[Rabies]] [[lyssavirus]]'' that circulates throughout the [[arctic]] regions of [[Alaska]], [[Canada]], [[Greenland]], and [[Russia]]. There have been no cases in [[Sweden]] or in the mainland of [[Norway]] in over 100 years. The virus is, however, found on [[Svalbard]]. No cases have been reported in [[Finland]] since 1989. Arctic rabies virus belongs to the [[Family (biology)|family]] ''[[Rhabdoviridae]]'' and the [[genus]] ''[[Lyssavirus]]''. It is one of four [[Genotype|genotypes]] of [[rabies]]. All four types can adapt to different hosts, including [[fruit]]- and [[insect]]-eating [[Bat|bats]] and the [[Arctic fox]]. The [[Arctic fox]] is the Arctic rabies virus's main [[Host (biology)|host]].<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1820997</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Viruses]] [[Category:Zoonoses]] [[Category:Lyssaviruses]]