[Rabies virus in Nyctinomops laticaudatus bats in the City of Rio de Janeiro: isolation, titration and epidemiology].
The first case report of rabies in bats of the species Nyctinomops laticaudatus, in the city of Rio de Janeiro City, is presented. Virus isolation and titration were performed in different tissues, and high titers were found in the brain and salivary glands. Rabies occurrence in such an infrequent species in this state suggests that the disease may be more prevalent than it appears to be.
da Silva
Marlon Vicente
MV
Seção de Virologia, Instituto Municipal de Medicina Veterinária Jorge Vaitsman, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Xavier
Sheila de Matos
Sde M
Moreira
Wildeberg Cal
WC
dos Santos
Beatriz Cristina Pereira
BC
Esbérard
Carlos E L
CE
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D007668:Kidney / Q000821:virology; D008168:Lung / Q000821:virology; D051379:Mice; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000821:virology