Relationship of sunlight and humidity on the virulence of street rabies virus in saliva


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Authors

  • B S SANDHU
  • C K SINGH

Keywords:

Albino mice, Humidity, Rabies, Saliva

Abstract

Experimentally infected, suckling albino mice (72) were inoculated with 3090 MICLD50 of street rabies virus isolated from rabid dog, by intra-cerebral route, to analyze the effect of humidity on virulence of street rabies virus (SRV) in saliva. Increase in virulence of SRV was found with rise in environmental humidity in absence of sunlight. However, in presence of sunlight the environmental humidity and virulence of SRV was inversely proportional. Thus, it can be concluded that in hot and humid weather conditions the virulence of SRV is increased during night but decreased during sunny humid days.

 

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Vol. 79 No. 1 (2009)

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SANDHU, B. S., & SINGH, C. K. (2011). Relationship of sunlight and humidity on the virulence of street rabies virus in saliva. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 79(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/5139