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Table 1 Semiquantitative analysis of rabies viral antigen in canine paralytic and furious rabies

From: Reduced viral burden in paralytic compared to furious canine rabies is associated with prominent inflammation at the brainstem level

 

Positive neurons

 

Paralytic rabies

Furious rabies

 

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

Frontal cortex

0

1+

1+

1+

2+

1+

1+

2+

2+

3+

Parietal cortex

0

1+

2+

2+

2+

1+

2+

2+

3+

3+

Temporal cortex

0

1+

1+

2+

3+

1+

1+

2+

2+

3+

Occipital cortex

0

0

1+

1+

1+

1+

2+

1+

2+

3+

Hippocampus

0

0

2+

3+

4+

3+

3+

2+

3+

4+

Caudate

0

1+

1+

2+

3+

2+

2+

2+

2+

3+

Thalamus

0

2+

1+

3+

3+

1+

2+

4+

NA

4+

Cerebellum

0

3+

3+

3+

3+

3+

3+

3+

4+

4+

Midbrain

0

3+

4+

4+

4+

4+

4+

4+

3+

4+

Pons

0

4+

2+

4+

4+

2+

4+

4+

2+

4+

Medulla

0

3+

3+

4+

4+

NA

4+

4+

4+

4+

Cervical cord

3+

4+

NA

4+

NA

NA

NA

4+

4+

4+

Thoracic cord

2+

4+

NA

4+

NA

NA

NA

4+

4+

4+

Lumbar cord

3+

3+

NA

4+

NA

NA

NA

4+

4+

4+

Sacral cord

3+

3+

NA

3+

NA

NA

NA

4+

4+

4+

  1. NA = Not available.