Scientists said Wednesday, they have observed a natural resistance to rabies, which is widely considered fatal if not immediately treated, in a rare group of people in the Peruvian Amazon. The research reported in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is based on blood samples from six people who said they had never been vaccinated against rabies. But the group showed "rabies virus-neutralizing antibodies," indicating for the first time ...Thursday, 2 August 2012
Natural Resistance to Rabies Seen in Rare Group of People in Peru
Scientists said Wednesday, they have observed a natural resistance to rabies, which is widely considered fatal if not immediately treated, in a rare group of people in the Peruvian Amazon. The research reported in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is based on blood samples from six people who said they had never been vaccinated against rabies. But the group showed "rabies virus-neutralizing antibodies," indicating for the first time ...
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