The counterimmunoelectrophoresis test for detection of antibodies to rabies virus.

The screening for antibodies to rabies virus has been the subject of interst in ecologic studies and serologic surveys of this zoonosis. The methods most commonly used for these purpose have included the serum neutralization (SN) and indirect fluorescent antibody test [23, 22 6, 15]. The maintenance of laboratory animals or the requirement for special reagents are among the generally recognized limitations of these techniques. Furthermore, in the case of the SN test, a period of fifteen days is necessary before test results become available.