Rabies in Western Canada 1978-1984

The results of laboratory examination of 22,503 specimens for the diagnosis of rabies by the standard fluorescent antibody and mouse inoculation tests over a seven year period are presented. Specimens were received from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Of...

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Main Authors: Prins, L., Yates, W. D. G.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1986
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British Columbia
Canada
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1680213
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17422646
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Summary:The results of laboratory examination of 22,503 specimens for the diagnosis of rabies by the standard fluorescent antibody and mouse inoculation tests over a seven year period are presented. Specimens were received from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Of the 1,445 positive cases, 10.50% involved human contact. The main reservoirs of rabies were skunks, bats and foxes. The reliability of the fluorescent antibody test for the diagnosis of rabies was reaffirmed by agreement with the mouse inoculation test in over 99% of cases.

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