Abstract
An examination using the routine rabies direct fluorescent antibody test was performed on rabies or Eastern equine encephalitis positive mammalian brain tissue to assess inactivation of the virus. Neither virus was inactivated with acetone fixation nor the routine test, thus laboratory employees should treat all samples as rabies and when appropriate Eastern equine encephalitis positive throughout the whole procedure.
Keywords:
Acetone; Diagnosis; Direct fluorescent antibody test; Eastern equine encephalitis; Inactivation; Rabies.
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MeSH terms
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Acetone / chemistry
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Acetone / pharmacology
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / chemistry
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Antibodies, Viral / immunology
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Brain / virology
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Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine / immunology
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Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine / physiology*
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Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine / diagnosis
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Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine / immunology
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Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine / veterinary*
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Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine / virology
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct*
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Histological Techniques / methods
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Horses
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Humans
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Rabies / veterinary
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Rabies virus / immunology*
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Rabies virus / physiology*
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Staining and Labeling / methods
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Staining and Labeling / standards
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Virus Inactivation*
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Acetone