Medicine & Health

Rabies

Published June 8, 2016 Curated Collections

In several recent PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases papers on rabies — marking the third anniversary of World Rabies Day — scientists describe the situation of canine rabies control in developing countries, as well as various recent advances in the development of vaccines and treatments that will contribute to the elimination of human deaths from rabies.

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Rabies in the 21^st Century
March 30, 2010 William H. Wunner, Deborah J. Briggs

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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000595

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Rabies-Specific Antibodies: Measuring Surrogates of Protection against a Fatal Disease
March 9, 2010 Susan M. Moore, Cathleen A. Hanlon
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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Novel Vaccines to Human Rabies
September 29, 2009 Hildegund C. J. Ertl
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000549

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Oral Rabies Vaccination in North America: Opportunities, Complexities, and Challenges
December 22, 2009 Dennis Slate, Timothy P. Algeo, Kathleen M. Nelson, Richard B. Chipman, Dennis Donovan, Jesse D. Blanton, Michael Niezgoda, Charles E. Rupprecht
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000530

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Emerging Technologies for the Detection of Rabies Virus: Challenges and Hopes in the 21st Century
September 29, 2009 Anthony R. Fooks, Nicholas Johnson, Conrad M. Freuling, Philip R. Wakeley, Ashley C. Banyard, Lorraine M. McElhinney, Denise A. Marston, Akbar Dastjerdi, Edward Wright, Robin A. Weiss, Thomas Müller

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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000626

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases The Feasibility of Canine Rabies Elimination in Africa: Dispelling Doubts with Data
February 23, 2010 Tiziana Lembo, Katie Hampson, Magai T. Kaare, Eblate Ernest, Darryn Knobel, Rudovick R. Kazwala, Daniel T. Haydon, Sarah Cleaveland
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000542

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Development of a Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail for Post-exposure Rabies Prophylaxis in Humans
November 3, 2009 Thomas Müller, Bernhard Dietzschold, Hildegund Ertl, Anthony R. Fooks, Conrad Freuling, Christine Fehlner-Gardiner, Jeannette Kliemt, Francois X. Meslin, Charles E. Rupprecht, Noël Tordo, Alexander I. Wanderler, Marie Paule Kieny
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000535

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases The Production of Antibody by Invading B Cells Is Required for the Clearance of Rabies Virus from the Central Nervous System
October 6, 2009 D. Craig Hooper, Timothy W. Phares, Marzena J. Fabis, Anirban Roy