Major antigenic groups of rabies virus in canada determined by anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies

• Published in: Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 59 - 69
• Main Authors: Webster, W.A., Casey, G.A., Charlton, K.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1986; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Domestic; Animals, Wild; Antibodies, Monoclonal; anticorps monoclonaux; Antigens, Viral - analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Canada; Capsid - analysis; Cats; Demography; Dogs; Epidemiology; field virus; Foxes; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Groupes du virus rabique; Horses; Mammalia; Mephitidae; Microbiology; monoclonal antibodies; Rabies - veterinary; Rabies groups; rabies virus; Rabies virus - isolation & purification; Rats; Viral Core Proteins - analysis; Virology; virus de la rue; Canada; field virus; Canada; Groupes du virus rabique; virus de la rue; anticorps monoclonaux; Rabies groups; monoclonal antibodies; Antigenic determinant; Monoclonal antibody; North America; Epidemiology; Rhabdoviridae; America; Horse; Chiroptera; Ungulata; Eptesicus fuscus; Rodentia; Rabies virus; Strain; Infection; Virus; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Myotis lucifugus; Nucleocapside; Viral disease; Animal; Rabies; Lyssavirus; Perissodactyla

A total of 123 rabies virus isolates from various geographical areas in Canada were characterized by a panel of 43 anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies. Four major antigenic groups are found in terrestrial mammals: “Canadian Arctic” from Ontario, Quebec and the Northwest Territories; “south-easte...