Comparison of biotinylated monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies in an evaluation of a direct rapid immunohistochemical test for the routine diagnosis of rabies in southern Africa.

• Main Authors: Andre Coetzer (Author), Claude T Sabeta (Author), Wanda Markotter (Author), Charles E Rupprecht (Author), Louis H Nel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The major etiological agent of rabies, rabies virus (RABV), accounts for tens of thousands of human deaths per annum. The majority of these deaths are associated with rabies cycles in dogs in resource-limited countries of Africa and Asia. Although routine rabies diagnosis plays an integral role in d...