title: Characterization of rabies virus isolated from a colony of Eptesicus furinalis bats in Brazil.
abstract: Some bat species have adapted to the expanding human population by acquiring the ability to roost in urban buildings, increasing the exposure risk for people and domestic animals, and consequently, the likelihood of transmitting rabies. Three dead bats were found in the yard of a house in an urban area of Jundiaí city in the state of São Paulo in southeast Brazil. Two of the three bats tested positive for rabies, using Fluorescent Antibody and Mouse Inoculation techniques. A large colony of Eptesicus furinalis was found in the house's attic, and of the 119 bats captured, four more tested positive for rabies. The objectives of this study were to report the rabies diagnosis, characterize the isolated virus antigenically and genetically, and study the epidemiology of the colony.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Coordenação de Vigilância em Saúde, PMSP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. marilene@prefeitura.sp.gov.br
authors.forename: Marilene Fernandes de
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Silvana R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Favoretto
authors.forename: Luzia F Alves
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Martorelli
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trezza-Netto
authors.forename: Angélica Cristine de Almeida
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Carlos H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ozahata
authors.forename: Miriam Martos
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sodré
authors.forename: Ana Paula A G
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Débora R Veiga
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Sacramento
authors.forename: Edison L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Durigon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D051379:Mice; D010802:Phylogeny; D011818:Rabies / Q000821:virology*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral