The Sensitivity of Fluorescent Rabies Antibody Testing on Samples Taken from Brain stem, Cerebellum, Cerebrum and Hippocampus

Authors

Veera Tepsumethanon
Boonlert Lumlertdacha
Channarong Mitmoonpitak

Abstract

A review was carried out on 2,689 brains from animals that were found to be positive for rabies virus by a fluorescent antibody test (FAT) and mouse inoculation test (MIT). Samples were taken from the brain stem, cerebellum, cerebrum and hippocampus of each animal. FAT sensitivity was found to be 99.59, 99.29, 98.88 and 98.74 percent for each of the different sampling sites. It was concluded that the brain stem is the best site for routine rabies FAT diagnosis.

DOI

10.56808/2985-1130.1726

First Page

335

Last Page

340

Recommended Citation

Tepsumethanon, Veera; Lumlertdacha, Boonlert; and Mitmoonpitak, Channarong (1997) "The Sensitivity of Fluorescent Rabies Antibody Testing on Samples Taken from Brain stem, Cerebellum, Cerebrum and Hippocampus," The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Vol. 27: Iss. 4, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56808/2985-1130.1726
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/tjvm/vol27/iss4/1