# Commission Decision of 28 April 2008 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 1589) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/426/EC), Division: Laboratory criteria

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

At least one of the following four:
Isolation of Lyssa virus from a clinical specimen
Detection of Lyssa virus nucleic acid in a clinical specimen (e.g. saliva or brain tissue)
Detection of viral antigens by a DFA in a clinical specimen
Lyssa virus specific antibody response by virus isneutralisation assay in serum or CSF
Laboratory results need to be interpreted according to the vaccination or immunisation status

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/426/annex/division/RABIES/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-426/annex/division-RABIES/division-2
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