Rabies is an ancient, much-feared, and neglected infectious disease. Caused by pathogens
in the family Rhabdoviridae, genus Lyssavirus, and distributed globally, this viral zoonosis …

Lyssaviruses are bullet-shaped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses and the
causative agents of the ancient zoonosis rabies. Africa is the likely home to the ancestors of …

Lyssaviruses cause the disease rabies, which is a fatal encephalitic disease resulting in
approximately 59,000 human deaths annually. The prototype species, rabies lyssavirus, is …

Rabies is propagated globally by viruses in the Family Rhabdoviridae, Genus Lyssavirus.
These RNA viruses utilize the mammalian central nervous system as their ultimate niche …

Rabies encephalitis still generates 50,000 human deaths/year. It is due to neuron infection
by lyssaviruses. Seven genotypes (GT) are currently distinguished within the Lyssavirus …

Rabies is an acute and rapidly progressive encephalitis that is almost always fatal. It is a
syndrome caused by 12 lyssavirus species, including rabies virus (genotype 1 lyssavirus) …

Rabies, an acute progressive encephalitis, is an ancient zoonosis. Its distribution
encompasses all continents, except Antarctica. Agents consist of at least 11 species …

This chapter provides a comprehensive discussion on Rabies virus and other Lyssaviruses,
along with their associated clinical diseases. Important aspects of their viral morphology …

Rabies is one of the oldest, most important zoonoses worldwide due to its extreme and
inevitably lethal nature, causing one death every 9 min worldwide. Recent reports have …

The use of the rabies vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis started as early as 1885,
revealing a safe and efficient tool to prevent human rabies cases. Preventive vaccination is …