An inter- laboratory proficiency testing exercise for rabies diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Main Authors: Alfonso Clavijo (Author), Mary H Freire de Carvalho (Author), Lillian A Orciari (Author), Andres Velasco-Villa (Author), James A Ellison (Author), Lauren Greenberg (Author), Pamela A Yager (Author), Douglas B Green (Author), Marco A Vigilato (Author), Ottorino Cosivi (Author), Victor J Del Rio-Vilas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The direct fluorescent antibody test (DFA), is performed in all rabies reference laboratories across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Despite DFA being a critical capacity in the control of rabies, there is not a standardized protocol in the region. We describe the results of the first inter-l...