New, Fast-Evolving Rabies Virus Found -- And Spreading

Monday, May 4, 2009 - 17:42 in Biology & Nature

Evolving faster than any other new rabies virus on record, the bat-centered strain has mutated to become contagious among skunks and now foxes, experts believe--prompting fears that the virus may begin spreading rapidly.

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