Transmission of Street Rabies Virus Strain (V308) to Suckling Hamsters During Lactation

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Summary From this observation it appears that rabies may be transmitted from lactating hamsters to suckling hamsters. Seventy-seven percent of the mothers showed rabies symptoms between 14 to 20 days.31% of the suckling hamsters developed rabies symptoms between 8 to 22 days. Confirmation of rabies was made on all positive animals by Negri body examination. The possibility exists that rabies virus was present in the saliva of the mothers before the suckling animals were weaned, and consequently infection could have occurred by some route other than the milk. This could occur even without biting. Direct infection of mucous surfaces as the result of licking is possible, although this seems remote due to the high percentage of suckling hamsters showing rabies symptoms.

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