Fig. 3

Biogeography of rabies in Africa. a Biogeographical zones (including biogeographica data from [17] with kind permission of the authors) and countries of Rabies dispersion in sub-Saharan Africa; b locations of probable ancestral nodes inferred from the Bayesian time-resolved phylogeny of 84 rabies virus including 27 virus strains isolated in Uganda and the other major strains circulating in Africa. Biogeographical zones and countries are colored and reported on taxa labels and branches (ancestral state reconstruction). Nodes are colored according to robustness (posterior probability): red for weak and green for strong (significant) support. The five main biogeographical zones are summarized from [17]. The localization of Uganda and original sequences from this study are highlighted in red on the map and in the tree, respectively. The probable dates of divergence are given by the time scale depicted below the tree. Many groups have been collapsed to enhance readability of this figure (expended tree and maximum likelihood phylogeny with 222 taxa available in supplementary material, SM1 and 2)