In a post yesterday:
 
>   From:    Bruce Williams <[log in to unmask]>  (OUR HERO)
 
I become confused, and need enlightenment. Actually, I was confused long
ago, but thats not relevant...
 
First...   snip...
>isolated from the saliva of any infected ferret and was only detected in
>the salivary gland of a single animal."  Hopefully they will find a
 
Then... snip...
>No - there are no other tests for rabies except for the fluorescent
>antibody test on brain tissue.  We can't pick up the virus in saliva.
 
How can it be that the University crowd (using PCR I think) can detect the
rabies virus in the saliva, yet our fearless political leaders have to test
the brain tissues of sacrificed animals.
 
My gut feel guess is that the PCR process takes too long, or costs too much,
but I would feel a little better if I got the whole truth about this from a
higher authority.
 
the confused Bob
[Posted in FML issue 1544]