Rabies diagnosis in western Canada, 1985-1989
The results of laboratory examination of 20460 specimens for the diagnosis of rabies by the standard fluorescent antibody and mouse inoculation tests over a five year period are presented. Specimens were received from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Yukon and Northwest Ter...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1481029 2023-05-15T17:46:33+02:00 Rabies diagnosis in western Canada, 1985-1989 Prins, Bert Loewen, Ken G. 1991-08 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1481029 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17423842 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1481029 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17423842 Articles Text 1991 ftpubmed 2013-08-31T02:26:51Z The results of laboratory examination of 20460 specimens for the diagnosis of rabies by the standard fluorescent antibody and mouse inoculation tests over a five year period are presented. Specimens were received from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Of those examined, 9.96% were positive. The main reservoirs of rabies were skunks, bats, and foxes. During this observation period a rabies epizootic occurred in skunks in Saskatchewan. When both tests were performed, the fluorescent antibody test was found to agree with the mouse inoculation test in over 99% of cases. Text Northwest Territories Yukon PubMed Central (PMC) British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Northwest Territories Yukon |
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The results of laboratory examination of 20460 specimens for the diagnosis of rabies by the standard fluorescent antibody and mouse inoculation tests over a five year period are presented. Specimens were received from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Of those examined, 9.96% were positive. The main reservoirs of rabies were skunks, bats, and foxes. During this observation period a rabies epizootic occurred in skunks in Saskatchewan. When both tests were performed, the fluorescent antibody test was found to agree with the mouse inoculation test in over 99% of cases. |
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Rabies diagnosis in western Canada, 1985-1989 |
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Rabies diagnosis in western Canada, 1985-1989 |
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Rabies diagnosis in western Canada, 1985-1989 |
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Rabies diagnosis in western Canada, 1985-1989 |
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Rabies diagnosis in western Canada, 1985-1989 |
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