Monoclonal antibody characterization of rabies virus isolates from Russia, Finland and Estonia.

J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health

Federal Centre for Animal Health, Laboratory of Rabies and Prion Diseases, Yur'evets, Vladimir, Russia, 600900.

Published: March 2004

Five different rabies virus variants were identified among rabies virus-positive samples from Russia, Finland and Estonia, using a panel of five anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies. Two rabies virus isolates showed a different reaction pattern, suggesting the presence of a new antigenic variant. The results were compared with the data obtained by other research groups.

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