Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of lateral flow devices as a tool to diagnose rabies in post-mortem animals.

• Main Authors: Kazunori Kimitsuki (Author), Nobuo Saito (Author), Kentaro Yamada (Author), Chun-Ho Park (Author), Satoshi Inoue (Author), Motoi Suzuki (Author), Mariko Saito-Obata (Author), Yasuhiko Kamiya (Author), Daria L Manalo (Author), Catalino S Demetria (Author), Milagros R Mananggit (Author), Beatriz P Quiambao (Author), Akira Nishizono (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Implementation of lateral flow devices (LFDs) for rabies antigen detection is expected to improve surveillance through the efficient detection of rabid animals in resource-limited settings; however, the use of LFDs for diagnosis remains controversial because some commercially available kits show low...