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STUDY OF LYSSAVIRUSES OF BAT ORIGIN AS A SOURCE OF RABIES FOR OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES IN THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
1 Jul 2003
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An epidemic-geographic rabies study was carried out in which 72 animal and human brain samples were analyzed for Lyssaviruses by a direct immunofluorescent technique (DIFT) and a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay. Fifty-two samples were also tested by a mouse inoculation test. Lyssavirus RNA was detected in 60 of 72 samples. Five DIFT-negative bat samples tested by a nested PCR assay...
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