Reduced viral burden in paralytic compared to furious canine rabies is associated with prominent inflammation at the brainstem level

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Shuangshoti, Shanop ^a,c   Thepa, Nischol ^a   Phukpattaranont, Pornchai ^b   Jittmittraphap, Akanitt ^c   Intarut, Nirun ^a   Tepsumethanon, Veera ^d   Wacharapluesadee, Supaporn ^a,c   Thorner, Paul Scott ^a,e   Hemachudha, Thiravat ^a,c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Natl Salmonella and Shigella Centre   (Thailand)

^d QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Furious rabies; Inflammation; Paralytic rabies; Rabies; Rabies viral antigen

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; RABIES VIRUS;

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; PARALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SPINAL CORD; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; PARALYSIS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SPINAL CORD; VIRAL LOAD;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873597712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-31     Document Type: Article

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