Novel monoclonal antibodies that bind to wild and fixed rabies virus strains

► Ten monoclonal antibodies against rabies virus were produced and characterized. ► MAb (8D11) recognizes rabies virus glycoprotein and neutralizes rabies virus in vitro. ► MAb 6H8 was found to be reactive against 35 Brazilian rabies virus isolates. ► MAbs LIA 02, 6H8, and 9C7 reacted against 18 vaccine strains.