Rabies is a major public health problem with a fatality rate close to 100%, caused by a virus
of the Lyssavirus genus, of which rabies virus (RABV) is the prototype. Nonetheless, the …

Background Rabies is a fatal zoonotic neglected disease that occurs in more than 150
countries, and kills more than 55.000 people every year. It is caused by an enveloped single …

Abstract Background: Between 40,000-70,000 people die yearly of rabies, an incurable
disease. Besides post-bite vaccination, no treatment is available for it. Methods: First, virus …

Bufotenine, an alkaloid that can be found in plant extracts and skin secretions of
amphibians, is reported to have potential antiviral activity. The present study evaluated the …

Background Rabies is an incurable neglected zoonosis with worldwide distribution
characterized as a lethal progressive acute encephalitis caused by a lyssavirus. Animal …

Twelve National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) for rabies have undertaken a comparative
assay to assess the comparison of fluorescent antibody test (FAT) results using five coded …

Background: Rabies is a major zoonotic viral disease and is detected using the World
Health Organization standard diagnostic techniques. Rabies detection is preferably done …

Rabies, one of the most lethal global zoonoses, affects all mammals. It remains circulating
worldwide in sylvatic cycles through terrestrial and airborne reservoirs, and in Brazil, bats …

Serum samples of 638 free-ranging wild mammals from São Paulo state, Brazil, were tested
for neutralizing antibodies against rabies virus by the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test …

DNA-based immunization has been previously shown to be an efficient approach to induce
robust immunity against infectious diseases in animals and humans. The advantages of …