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| Peixoto,Zélia M.P.; Cunha,Elenice M. Sequetin; Sacramento,Débora R.V.; Souza,M. Conceição A.M.; Silva,Luzia H. Queiroz da; Germano,Pedro Leal; Kroeff,Suzana S.; Kotait,Ivanete. |
| Rabies laboratory diagnosis is performed by using microscopic examination for Negri bodies (MEN), fluorescent-antibody test (FAT) and mouse inoculation test (MIT). In the majority of cases, when specimens are properly collected and conserved and the laboratory worker has good experience, agreement among employed techniques is verified. Comparing the sensitivity of these three diagnosis techniques in 3,713 samples (hippocampus and brain stem) received during 1981-1994 period, being 3,010 from bovine (983 positives) and 703 from equine (111 positives) species, it was observed that in equine rabid samples, this agreement was not maintained. For the latter specie, only in few opportunities the Negri bodies could be observed. With respect to FAT, the test... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Equine rabies; Laboratory diagnosis. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822000000100017 |
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