Ultrastructural Diagnosis of Rabies in a Goat
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2013-10
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Abstract
Rabies is a deadly disease caused
by virus belonging to the family
Rhabdoviridae and is highly fatal disease
of viral etiology affecting the nervous
system of all warm-blooded animals on
invasion. It is of great importance as a
zoonosis and predominantly a disease of
carnivores posing serious threat to man
and animals. Productive animals get
infected mainly through bite of a rabid
dog. Rabies virus is transmitted primarily
through the saliva of infected animals,
most commonly through bite. The
ultrastructure of rabies can be viewed
through electron microscope as a bullet
shaped structure with an average diameter
of 75 nm and a length of 100-300 nm. The
electron microscopical traits allow the
virus particles to be identification up to the
family or genus level. The direct
fluorescent antibody test (FAT) is one of
the most accurate microscopic tests
available as gold standard test for
diagnosis of rabies (WHO, TRS 931).
Rabies is always fatal once clinical
symptoms are exhibited with reports of
rabies in goats being sporadic; however
the furious form of rabies appears to be
more common. The present paper reports a
case of rabies in goat.
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TNV_SIJVS_2013_1(2)12-14
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Veterinary Science