Inactivation of rabies diagnostic reagents by gamma radiation.
Treatment of CVS-11 rabies adsorbing suspensions and street rabies infected mouse brains with gamma radiation resulted in inactivated reagents that are safer to distribute and use. These irradiated reagents were as sensitive and reactive as the nonirradiated control reagents.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005720:Gamma Rays; D051379:Mice; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000528:radiation effects*