<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background: There has been no report of dog rabies in Sultanate of Oman, possibly due to an inadequate active and passive surveillance and response system.Methods: We recently developed Fluorescent Antibody Test (FAT) and real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a sensitive diagnosis of rabies.Results: We present the first laboratory proven canine rabies case in Sultanate of Oman. Laboratory facilities for sensitive diagnosis are now available in Sultanate of Oman.Conclusion: A systematic surveillance system for rabies in domesticated dogs will have a good influence on the control of this zoonotic infection in Sultanate of Oman.</abstract>

Background: There has been no report of dog rabies in Sultanate of Oman, possibly due to an inadequate active and passive surveillance and response system.Methods: We recently developed Fluorescent Antibody Test (FAT) and real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a sensitive diagnosis of rabies.Results: We present the first laboratory proven canine rabies case in Sultanate of Oman. Laboratory facilities for sensitive diagnosis are now available in Sultanate of Oman.Conclusion: A systematic surveillance system for rabies in domesticated dogs will have a good influence on the control of this zoonotic infection in Sultanate of Oman.

Dog rabies: the first case reported from Sultanate of Oman

Veterinary Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Muscat 112, Sultanate of Oman,

Asian Biomedicine

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Background: There has been no report of dog rabies in Sultanate of Oman, possibly due to an inadequate active and passive surveillance and response...

Dog rabies: the first case reported from Sultanate of Oman

Article Category: Clinical report

Published Online: Feb 04, 2017

Page range: 423 - 424

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0503.057

Keywords
Canine rabies, dog rabies, Sultanate of Oman

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Dog rabies: the first case reported from Sultanate of Oman

Article Category: Clinical report

Published Online: Feb 04, 2017

Page range: 423 - 424

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0503.057

KeywordsCanine rabies, dog rabies, Sultanate of Oman

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Canine rabies, dog rabies, Sultanate of Oman