Yes, Tresa mentions an important caution. Personnel need to be vaccinated against rabies if they're cutting in tissue. Jan Shivers
On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Goins, Tresa <tgo...@mt.gov> wrote: > Sheryl - > > NBF will inactivate the rabies virus but precautions should be taken. > If a rabies case is suspected but infection can not be confirmed or ruled > out due to the tissue being unsuitable for rabies testing by fresh tissue > fluorescent antibody assay, the tissue is cut in for FFPE sections ONLY by > personnel that are vaccinated against rabies. > > Tresa > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Stephenson, Sheryl > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 12:12 PM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Rabies tissue Fixed in Formalin. > > Hi, > Does anyone have any knowledge and literature on whether or not 10%NBF > inactivates rabies in animal tissue during fixation? > Thanks, > Sheryl. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet