Figure 4From: Reduced viral burden in paralytic compared to furious canine rabies is associated with prominent inflammation at the brainstem levelRabies viral antigen and RNA pattern comparison between paralytic and furious rabies. Rabies antigen parameters (A-C) and RNA levels (D) are shown for all CNS regions examined. Blue and red bars refer to paralytic and furious rabies, respectively. S = sacral cord, L = lumbar cord, T = thoracic cord, C = cervical cord, M = medulla oblongata, P = pons, Mb = midbrain, Cb = cerebellum, Th = thalamus, Cd = caudate nucleus, H = hippocampus, O = occipital lobe, Tm = temporal lobe, Pr = parietal lobe, and F = frontal lobe. The viral RNA is expressed as the copy number of rabies/µg total RNA × 108. Asterisks indicate significantly greater RABV antigen or RNA burden in the furious subtype compared to the paralytic subtype.Back to article page