[Isolation of rabies virus in Molossus ater in (Chiroptera: Molossidae)in São Paulo State, Brazil].

Autor: Silva LH; Departamento de Apoio, Produção e Saúde Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista,. Araçatuba, SP, Brasil., Cunha EM, Pedro WA, Cardoso TC, Souza Md, Ferrari CI
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Revista de saude publica [Rev Saude Publica] 1999 Dec; Vol. 33 (6), pp. 626-8.
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101999000600016
Abstrakt: This is a report of rabies infection in insectivorous bat Molossus ater in the city districts of Araçatuba, Penápolis and São José do Rio Preto, in São Paulo state, Brazil. Fluorescent antibody test detected the virus in the brain and isolation was obtained by intracerebral inoculation of mice with nervous tissue and organs suspension. There was no contact with humans or other animals.
Databáze: MEDLINE