New Rapid Rabies Test Could Revolutionize Testing and Treatment

A new rabies test developed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could mean people
exposed to potentially rabid animals could forego the weeks-long regimen of shots to prevent the deadly
disease. The new PCR test, designed for use in animals, can more easily and precisely diagnose rabies
infection, according to a study published in PLOS One. The new LN34 test is simpler and easier to use
than current tests. 

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On 26 April an arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) was killed in an encounter with a domestic dog on a station on
the Island of Svalbard off the northern coast of mainland Norway. The animal was submitted for
rabies diagnosis to the Veterinary Institute in Oslo, where brain sample tested positive both in FAT
and RT-PCR on 03 May 2018. 

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After a bat tested positive for rabies CDC by opening channels usually reserved for infectious disease
emergencies successfully tracked down two Swiss tourists, who rescued the animal and brought it to a
veterinary clinic in Florida, for post-exposure treatment.

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