Validation of a Rapid Rabies Diagnostic Tool for Field Surveillance in Developing Countries.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Monique Léchenne, Kemdongarti Naïssengar, Anthony Lepelletier, Idriss Oumar Alfaroukh, Hervé Bourhy, Jakob Zinsstag, Laurent Dacheux
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Pasteur
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005010; https://doaj.org/article/84c25075de1c4183832c6eaa39986d55

BACKGROUND:One root cause of the neglect of rabies is the lack of adequate diagnostic tests in the context of low income countries. A rapid, performance friendly and low cost method to detect rabies virus (RABV) in brain samples will contribute positively to surveillance and consequently to accurate...