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Sep 2026
Langerhans cells as targets of rabies virus immune evasion
Abstract Rabies virus (RABV) is a neurotropic virus of the genus Lyssavirus that causes a nearly always fatal encephalitis in humans once it reaches the central nervous system. Dog bites are a major transmission route of RABV, and following superficial skin exposure, RABV first encounters epidermal Langerhans cells (LC...
Keshia Kroh, L. Helgers, T. Geijtenbeek et al.
· Journal of General Virology · 0 citations