Bat rabies, Texas, 1996-2000.
Bats submitted to the Texas Department of Health (1996-2000) were speciated and tested for rabies virus antigen by direct immunofluorescence microscopy. Antigenic analysis of rabies virus-positive specimens was performed with monoclonal antibodies against the nucleoprotein of the virus; atypical or unexpected results were confirmed by genetic analysis of nucleoprotein sequence.
Rohde
Rodney E
RE
Texas State University at San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas 78666, USA. rrohde@txstate.edu
Mayes
Bonny C
BC
Smith
Jean S
JS
Neill
Susan U
SU
D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral