| characterization of nucleoprotein gene sequence of an indian isolate of rabies virus. | rabies occurs in all parts of indian sub-continent except andaman and nicobar and lakshadweep group of islands. the full-length nucleoprotein (n) gene sequence of a rabies virus isolate from india is reported for the first time and the same has been compared with available n gene sequences from the database. a central domain of 230 amino acids (aa) from aa 141 to aa 370 exhibited more than 95% similarity. there were 8 amino acid positions (aa 29, 32, 38, 84, 119, 379, 438, and 439) at which subs ... | 2004 | 15230475 |
| assessing the burden of human rabies in india: results of a national multi-center epidemiological survey. | human rabies has been endemic in india since time immemorial, and the true incidence of the disease and nationwide epidemiological factors have never been studied. the main objectives of the present study were to estimate the annual incidence of human rabies in india based on a community survey and to describe its salient epidemiological features. | 2007 | 16678463 |
| an assessment of rabies free status of the island of andaman, nicobar and lakshadweep: results of the who sponsored national multicentric rabies survey. | the islands of andaman and nicobar and lakshadweep have been reported to be rabies free from time immemorial. recently, a survey of the islands of andaman and nicobar & lakshadweep was done between july and august 2003 to assess their rabies free status. it was revealed that these islands continue to remain rabies free. however, in andamans the increasing dog population, poor vigil on import of dogs and lack of laboratory surveillance for rabies posed a threat to this status. the lakshadweep isl ... | 2006 | 17193752 |