Progress in the development of a direct rapid immunohistochemical test for diagnosing rabies
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(1) Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St Kitts, West Indies (2) Global Alliance for Rabies Control, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America (3) French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies, Nancy, France (4) Canadian Food Inspection Agency, OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies, Ottawa, Canada (5) Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies, Surrey, United Kingdom (6) Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany (7) Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, OIE Reference Laboratory for Rabies, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa (8) United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, Concord, New Hampshire, United States of America *Corresponding author: [email protected]
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