Natural Rabies Infection in a Domestic Fowl (Gallus domesticus): A Report from India.

• Main Authors: Julie Baby (Author), Reeta Subramaniam Mani (Author), Swapna Susan Abraham (Author), Asha T Thankappan (Author), Prasad Madhavan Pillai (Author), Ashwini Manoor Anand (Author), Shampur Narayan Madhusudana (Author), Jayachandran Ramachandran (Author), Sachin Sreekumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rabies is a fatal encephalitis caused by viruses belonging to the genus Lyssavirus of the family Rhabdoviridae. It is a viral disease primarily affecting mammals, though all warm blooded animals are susceptible. Experimental rabies virus infection in birds has been reported, but naturally occurring...