[Human cases of hydrophobia in the Russian Federation].

The analysis of 29 human cases of hydrophobia registered in the Russian Federation in 2000-2001 is presented. Dogs appeared to be the main infection source (50% of cases). An increased proportion of cats (17.

[The efficacy of a cultured rabies vaccine studied in guinea pigs preliminarily infected with a fixed rabies virus].

In experiments of curative vaccination, carried out with the use of an experimental model similar to the current practice of treatment with antirabies preparations, the advantages of using tissue-culture rabies vaccine with immunogenic potency equal to 1.3 international units (I. U.

[The localization and distribution of the antigen of the fixed rabies virus in the central nervous system of animals studied by the fluorescent antibody method].

The immunofluorescent study of cryostatic sections of the main structures of the brain of animals infected with fixed rabies virus, strain CVS, was carried out by the direct modification of the fluorescent antibody method. Definite regularities in the distribution of rabies virus antigen after the intracerebral distribution of rabies virus were established. The antigen could be detected mainly in neurons of the cortex, the hippocampus major, subcortical formations and was absent in the truncal formations of the brain and the cerebellum.

[The efficacy of a cultured rabies vaccine studied on guinea pigs previously infected with the rabies street virus].

In this work materials on the development of an experimental model for the study of rabies vaccines are presented. The comparative study of different immunization schedules for vaccines with different protective potency has been carried out. Guinea pigs infected with street rabies virus, strain k, were used as an experimental model.