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Direct Rapid Immunohistochemistry Test (DRIT) manual

Direct Rapid Immunohistochemistry Test (DRIT) training manual. Contains a list of commercial suppliers for DRIT-specific reagents.

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Enhanced diagnosis of rabies and molecular evidence for the transboundary spread of the disease in Mozambique

Coetzer et al. 2017. J S Afr Vet Assoc, 88(0), e1-e9. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1397

A Pan-Lyssavirus Taqman Real-Time RT-PCR Assay for the Detection of Highly Variable Rabies virus and Other Lyssaviruses

Wadhwa et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jan 12;11(1):e0005258.

Development and validation of sensitive real-time RT-PCR assay for broad detection of rabies virus

Faye et al. J Virol Methods. 2017 May;243:120-130. 

Validation of a Rapid Rabies Diagnostic Tool for Field Surveillance in Developing Countries

Lechenne et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Oct 5;10(10):e0005010. 

Inactivation of rabies virus

Wu et al. J Virol Methods. 2017 May;243:109-112. 

Misdiagnosis of cerebral malaria initially as acute psychotic disorder and later as human rabies: a case report

Mudiyanselage et al BMC Res Notes. 2016 Aug 11;9(1):400.

Laboratory diagnostics in dog-mediated rabies: an overview of performance and a proposed strategy for various settings

Duong et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2016 May;46:107-14.

Evaluation of Six Commercially Available Rapid Immunochromatographic Tests for the Diagnosis of Rabies in Brain Material

Eggerbaur et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Jun 23;10(6):e0004776. 

A step forward in molecular diagnostics of lyssaviruses - results of a ring trial

Fischer M et al., PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e58372.