Enabling animal rabies diagnostic in low-access areas: Sensitivity and specificity of a molecular diagnostic test from cerebral tissue dried on filter paper.

Enabling animal rabies diagnostic in low-access areas: Sensitivity and specificity of a molecular diagnostic test from cerebral tissue dried on filter paper.

Rabies is a lethal zoonotic encephalomyelitis that causes an estimated 59,000 human deaths yearly worldwide. Although developing countries of Asia and Africa bear the heaviest burden, surveillance and disease detection in these countries is often hampered by the absence of local laboratories able to...

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Main Authors: Felana Suzah Rasolonjatovo, Hélène Guis, Malavika Rajeev, Laurent Dacheux, Lalaina Arivony Nomenjanahary, Girard Razafitrimo, Jean Théophile Rafisandrantantsoa, Catherine Cêtre-Sossah, Jean-Michel Heraud, Soa Fy Andriamandimby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008116

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008116

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