Vol. 10, Special Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
S Tamizharasan, N Pazhanivel, S Vairamuthu, M Chandrasekar, G Tirumurugaan and GVS Rao

Abstract:
Rabies was a fatal disease which was diagnosed by various diagnostic methods. In this study, samples were collected from brain of dogs suspected for rabies. Brain impression smear were subjected to direct fluorescent antibody technique. Cytological study was done for identification of Negribodies. Formalin fixed samples were processed and studied for histopathological lesions. Out of 10 samples collected, 7 samples showed positive for rabies. On comparison of above diagnostic techniques, dFAT and Cytology were 100% specificity with each other whereas histopathology had only 43.5%.