Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 14, 2026

Analysis of Iophenoxic Acid Analogues in Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes Auropunctatus) Sera for Use as an Oral Rabies Vaccination Biological Marker
Published on: May 31, 2019
Maternal antibodies against rabies in Thai puppies. A preliminary study
S Kasempimolporn1, C Mitmoonpitak, N Chaiyabutr
1Queen Savoabha Memorial Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract:
Serum antibodies to rabies virus were measured in 32 Thai puppies before primary vaccination. Only five showed evidence of rabies antibody by ELISA testing and they had no rabies virus neutralizing activity detectable by RFFIT. Immunologic ignorance of these young dogs leaves a large part of the canine population susceptible to rabies. This could be one reason for the failure of canine rabies control efforts in Thailand.

