Efficacy of rabies vaccines in dogs and cats and protection in a mouse model against European bat lyssavirus type 2

Abstract Background Rabies is preventable by pre- and/or post-exposure prophylaxis consisting of series of rabies vaccinations and in some cases the use of immunoglobulins. The success of vaccination can be estimated either by measuring virus neutralising antibodies or by challenge experiment. Vacci...

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Main Authors: Tiina Nokireki, Miia Jakava-Viljanen, Anna-Maija Virtala, Liisa Sihvonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-017-0332-x