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Published online 28 October 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031027-2

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Rabies threatens world's rarest dog

Twenty animals out of 500 killed in past month.

A rabies outbreak has hit the world's rarest dog, the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis). Twenty animals have died in the past few weeks; more are expected to succumb.

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