Abstract
Summary
Nine dog brains found positive for rabies were divided into 18 groups. One half of each dog brain was preserved in glycerin, and the other half was contaminated with bacteria. The infected dog brains were instilled rectally in hamsters. All glycerinated specimens produced rabies in hamsters while only 65 of the contaminated specimens produced rabies in hamsters. The glycerinated specimens injected intracerebrally in mice produced rabies in all mice between 6 to 8 days while all mice inoculated with the contaminated specimens succumbed within 24 hours.
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