Objective To understand the molecular evolution characteristics of the glycoprotein(G) genes andepidemiological characteristics of 35 rabies virus strains isolated in Yunnan province from 2012 to 2015.Methods The braintissue samples from sick dogs,suspected sick dogs in areas with high incidence of rabies and human brain tissue and salivasamples of rabies patients were collected in Yunnan to detect the viral antigen by using direct immunofluorescence assay(DFA).The viral RNA from positive samples was extrac...