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Rabies virus soluble antigens : a biochemical and biophysical study of the major antigen of rabies virus.
… the largest of several antigens demonstrable in rabies-infected suckling mouse brains. The biochemical and biophysical properties of the antigen were studied with a view to elucidating its contribution to the intracellular synthesis and the structure of the virus particles. Extracts of normal and …
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Rabies sero-survey in vaccinated domestic dogs and knowledge assessment of rabies among dog owners, Ohangwena region, Namibia
Rabies kills over 55,000 people worldwide annually of which about 97% die resulting from the bite(s) of rabid dogs. Despite the free annual vaccination of dogs in Namibia and Ohangwena region in particular, rabies is still on the increase in both animals and humans. We conducted this study to …
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Adoptive transfer of immunity to rabies virus
… was used in efforts to transfer immunity to rabies virus adoptively in various laboratory and wildlife animals. Transfer factor activity was measured by observing the mortality ratio of treated and untreated animals challenged with CVS-27 rabies virus, by the lymphocyte proliferation assay …
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Improving rabies control in free-roaming dogs
Canine-mediated rabies is a serious zoonosis responsible for at least 55,000 human deaths every year, primarily in less developed communities in Asia and Africa where domestic dogs are free-roaming. The disease can be effectively controlled through vaccinating at least 45% of the dogs in a …
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Experiences of people affected by rabies in eThekwini District
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Health Sciences in Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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Molecular epidemiology of rabies in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
… and Canidae families, respectively. Canid rabies is a relatively new addition to the African subcontinent, having been introduced from infectious cycles, which had existed among dogs in Angola, in the early 1940s. Two epidemics, believed to have originated from dog endemic regions which had …
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Experimental Rabies in the Opossum (Didelphis Marsupialis Virginiana, Kerr)
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Rabies serology: relationship between assay type, interpretation, and application of results
… clinical management. The reasons for performing rabies serology can range from diagnosis of infection to investigation of epitope specificity of an anti-rabies virus glycoprotein monoclonal antibody. Characterization of an antibody’s affinity, specificity, quantity, and neutralizing function, and …
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Molecular epidemiology of human rabies diagnosed in South Africa between 1983 and 2007
Human rabies is a zoonotic viral disease that affects thousands of people worldwide, especially in the developing countries of Africa and Asia. There are two distinct biotypes of lyssavirus genotype 1 circulating in South Africa: a canine biotype circulating in domestic dogs, bat-eared foxes and …
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A computer model of wildlife rabies epizootics and an analysis of incidence patterns
… to investigate and model the characteristics of rabies epizootics in wildlife populations. Initial analysis of temporal and spatial relationships between reported rabies cases in four ecologically divergent counties was conducted. No single pattern of report incidence was found to be …
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An evaluation of reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RTLAMP) for diagnosis of rabies.
Rabies is a neurological disease caused by a lyssavirus belonging to the family rhabdoviridae. The causative agent has a global distribution (except Antarctica) resulting in an estimated 59,000 human deaths worldwide. The true disease burden and public health impact due to rabies remain …
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An evaluation of reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RTLAMP) for diagnosis of rabies.
Rabies is a neurological disease caused by a lyssavirus belonging to the family rhabdoviridae. The causative agent has a global distribution (except Antarctica) resulting in an estimated 59,000 human deaths worldwide. The true disease burden and public health impact due to rabies remain …
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Rabies in Virginia, 1989-2003: With particular attention to animals, geographic distribution, and virus variant
<p>Objectives: The description of the raccoon rabies epizootic in Virginia over fifteen years (1989-2003). Methods: Using simple statistical methods and a geographic information system (GIS)-based approach, and fifteen years worth of animal surveillance data, the progress of this epizootic has been …
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An Application of Differential Mathematical Modeling Techniques to Study the Ongoing Rabies Epizootic in China
<p>Rabies remains a global public health issue with a wide variety of neurological symptoms such as confusion, slight paralysis, hypersalivation, and hydrophobia. Rabies is usually fatal once symptoms appear. Many species are reservoirs for rabies, such as foxes, racoons, and wild dogs, which in …
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Laukinių ir naminių gyvūnų pasiutligės epidemiologija, diagnostika ir imunoprofilaktika Lietuvoje /
Rabies is one of the oldest and most dangerous human and animal diseases. This is a disease that is transmitted directly from animal to animal and from an animal to a human being. People usually contract this disease from stray domestic animals therefore a realistic threat is posed to everyone to …
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Socio Demographic Factors Associated with Vaccination of Dogs against Rabies and Dog Bite Management in Nyimba District
Rabies is a Zoonotic disease acquired through either bites or scratches from rabies infected animals especially dogs. There is currently no known treatment for rabies infection but rabies post exposure prophylaxis helps prevent rabies in humans when administered to manage dog bites before rabies …
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Socio Demographic Factors Associated with Vaccination of Dogs against Rabies and Dog Bite Management in Nyimba District
Rabies is a Zoonotic disease acquired through either bites or scratches from rabies infected animals especially dogs. There is currently no known treatment for rabies infection but rabies post exposure prophylaxis helps prevent rabies in humans when administered to manage dog bites before rabies …
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A log-linear model for predicting risk factors for rabies positivity in raccoons in Virginia, 1984-1987
In response to an epidemic of rabies in the mid-Atlantic region, the Virginia Department of Health and the Consolidated Laboratory Services in 1982, redesigned their submission forms for animals being tested for rabies in an effort to elicit detailed information about the epidemiology of rabies in …
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Surveillance of the rabies-related lyssavirus, Mokola, in small non-volant mammals in South Africa and Mozambique
Mokola virus (MOKV), a rabies-related lyssavirus, represents one of 17 recognized species within the Lyssavirus genus, all of which are capable of causing the fatal encephalitic rabies disease. MOKV is exclusively endemic to Africa with only 30 sporadic cases reported since its discovery more than …
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