Comparison of a modified shell vial culture procedure with conventional mouse inoculation for rabies virus isolation

Rabies is a neurotropic disease that is often lethal. The early diagnosis of rabies infection is important and requires methods that allow for the isolation of the virus from animals and humans. The present study compared a modified shell vial (MSV) procedure using 24-well tissue culture plates with...

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Main Authors: María de los Angeles Ribas Antúnez, Blanca Girón, Iraima Monsalvez, Luis Morier, Gretel Acosta, Yahisel Tejero, Yanislet Cordero, Dainelyd Piedra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000200255&lng=en&tlng=en