Rabies virus in nasal mucosa of naturally infected bats.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 175 ·No. 4027 ·1972-03-17 ·Pages 1255-6

Constantine DG, Emmons RW, Woodie JD

Abstract

Rabies virus was demonstrated in the olfactory mucosa of naturally infected bats by staining with fluorescent antibody and by isolation of the virus from the nasal tissues. The olfactory mucosa is a potential portal of entry and exit for airborne rabies virus in bat caves.

MeSH Terms

Animals Antigens, Viral/analysis Brain/microbiology Chiroptera Disease Reservoirs Fluorescent Antibody Technique Kidney/microbiology Lung/microbiology Mice Nasal Mucosa/microbiology Rabies/etiology,microbiology,veterinary Rabies virus/immunology,isolation & purification Salivary Glands/microbiology

Chemicals

Antigens, Viral

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Constantine D G

Emmons R W

Woodie J D

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.175.4027.1255

Published

1972-03-17

Pages

1255-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.175.4027.1255 View journal details

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