A Reliable Diagnosis of Human Rabies Based on Analysis of Skin Biopsy Specimens | Zendy

Laurent Dacheux | Zendy; JeanMarc Reynes | Zendy; Philippe Buchy | Zendy; Sivuth Ong | Zendy; Bernard Marcel Diop | Zendy; Dominique Rousset | Zendy; C Rathat | Zendy; Nathalie Jolly | Zendy; JeanBaptiste Dufourcq | Zendy; Nareth Chhor | Zendy; Sylvie Audrey Diop | Zendy; Catherine Iehlé | Zendy; Randrianasolo Rajerison | Zendy; Christine Sadorge | Zendy; Hervé Bourhy | Zendy

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A Reliable Diagnosis of Human Rabies Based on Analysis of Skin Biopsy Specimens

Author(s) -

Laurent Dacheux,

JeanMarc Reynes,

Philippe Buchy,

Sivuth Ong,

Bernard Marcel Diop,

Dominique Rousset,

C Rathat,

Nathalie Jolly,

JeanBaptiste Dufourcq,

Nareth Chhor,

Sylvie Audrey Diop,

Catherine Iehlé,

Randrianasolo Rajerison,

Christine Sadorge,

Hervé Bourhy

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/592969

Subject(s) - medicine , rabies , biopsy , skin biopsy , dermatology , pathology , virology

The number of human deaths due to rabies is currently underestimated to be 55,000 deaths per year. Biological diagnostic methods for confirmation of rabies remain limited, because testing on postmortem cerebral samples is the reference method, and in many countries, sampling brain tissue is rarely practiced. There is a need for a reliable method based on a simple collection of nonneural specimens.

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