Detection of rabies virus antibodies in Brazilian free-ranging wild carnivores.
Rabies virus is a pathogen of major concern in free-ranging wild carnivores in several regions of the world, but little is known about its circulation in Brazilian wild carnivores. Sera from 211 free-ranging wild carnivores, captured from 2000 to 2006 in four locations of two Brazilian biomes (Pantanal and Cerrado), were tested for rabies antibodies. Twenty-six individuals (12.3%) had neutralizing antibody titers ≥0.10 IU/ml. The four sampled locations had antibody-positive animals, suggesting that Rabies virus circulates in all of these regions. Results underscore the risk posed by rabies for conservation of Brazilian carnivores and the possibility of the animals acting as reservoirs for the Rabies virus.
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Mamíferos Carnívoros-CENAP/ ICMBio, Estrada Municipal Hisaichi Takebayashi, 8600, CEP 12952-011, Atibaia-SP, Brazil. rspjorge@gmail.com
Rodrigo Silva Pinto
RS
Jorge
Monicque Silva
MS
Pereira
Ronaldo Gonçalves
RG
Morato
Karin C
KC
Scheffer
Pedro
P
Carnieli
Fernando
F
Ferreira
Mariana Malzoni
MM
Furtado
Cyntia Kayo
CK
Kashivakura
Leandro
L
Silveira
Anah T A
AT
Jacomo
Edson Souza
ES
Lima
Rogério Cunha
RC
de Paula
Joares Adenílson
JA
May-Junior
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000821:virology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002335:Carnivora / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000914:Antibodies, Viral