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ArticleThe Journal of veterinary medical science2018

Follicle sinus complexes (FSCs) in muzzle skin as postmortem diagnostic material of rabid dogs.

Nozomi Shiwa, Chikage Nakajima, Kazunori Kimitsuki, Daria Llenaresas Manalo, Akira Noguchi, Satoshi Inoue, Chun-Ho Park

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Article in The Journal of veterinary medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nozomi ShiwaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 23-35-1, Higashi, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
Chikage NakajimaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 23-35-1, Higashi, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
Kazunori KimitsukiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 23-35-1, Higashi, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
Daria Llenaresas ManaloVeterinary Research Department, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Health, 9002 Research Drive, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City 1781, Philippines.
Akira NoguchiDepartment of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
Satoshi InoueDepartment of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
Chun-Ho ParkDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, 23-35-1, Higashi, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
Kitasato University · JPNational Institute of Infectious Diseases · JPResearch Institute for Tropical Medicine · PH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, we reported that follicle-sinus complexes (FSCs) in the muzzle skin are useful for postmortem diagnosis of rabid dogs. Here, we compared the sensitivity and specificity of detecting the viral antigen in the brain and FSCs of 226 suspected rabid dogs, and assessed whether the FSC harbored the virus genome and particles. The viral antigen was detected in 211 of 226 samples with 100% sensitivity and specificity. Viral RNA and particles were observed in the cytoplasm of Merkel cells (MCs). These results suggest that MCs are targets of virus infection and FSCs are useful material for diagnosing rabies.

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AnimalsAntigens, ViralBrainDiagnosisDog DiseasesDogsFemaleMaleRabiesSensitivity and SpecificitySkinAntigens, Viralfollicle-sinus complex (FSC)Merkel cellpost-mortem diagnosisrabid dog

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PMCPMC6305517
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