Maximizing Human Rabies Case Detection: Understanding the Diagnostic Sensitivity of Antemortem Testing From 35 Years of US Data
Antemortem human rabies testing is highly sensitive when conducted per CDC recommendations. Understanding antemortem test sensitivity per sample type and timing of collection is critical to interpretation of test results.
Authors
- Ryan Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2169-7156)
- Shama Cash‐Goldwasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2088-3544)
- Sarah Bonaparte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2809-1720)
- Yasmeen Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6030-3930)
- Panayampalli S. Satheshkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1472-1418)
- Catherine Swedberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-1357)
- Shreya Mahadeven
Institutions
- Northside Hospital (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf666
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00