title: Rabies virus in Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.
abstract: Rabies virus was detected in bats (Molossus molossus) from an urban area in the City of Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Four individuals were found during the day in visible, non-habitual places, lying on the ground, but still alive. No contact occurred with people or animals. Of these, only two were identified; it was not possible to identify two specimens, since they were incinerated prior to identification. Diagnosis was positive by direct immunofluorescence and intracerebral inoculation in mice. This study presents the first instance in which the virus was detected in insectivorous bats in the State of Pernambuco.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Biologia, Centro Acadêmico de Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brasil. lamsilva@elogica.com.br
authors.forename: Luiz Augustinho Menezes da
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: José Lindemberg Martins
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Mariluce de Lima
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Verônica Isabel de Brito
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Alencar
authors.forename: Robson Soares de
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Leandro Pimentel de
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Emmanuel Messias Vilar Gonçalves da
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*