title: Hematologic profile of hematophagous Desmodus rotundus bats before and after experimental infection with rabies virus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hematophagous Desmodus rotundus bats play an important role in the rabies lifecycle. This study describes the hematological profile of these bats before and after experimental infection with rabies virus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cells counts were performed in a Neubauer chamber.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average values of erythrocytes and leucocytes counts in blood before experimental infections were 9.97 × 10(6)mm3 and 4.80 × 10(3)mm3, respectively. Neutrophils represented 69.9% of white blood cells and the lymphocytes represented 26.9%. Following the experimental infections, the average numbers of erythrocytes and leucocytes was 9.43 × 106mm3 and 3.98 × 10(3)mm3, respectively. Neutrophils represented 40% of white blood cells and the lymphocytes represented 59%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The hematological profile given in this study can serve as reference values for D. rotundus bats.
authors: Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Coordenação de Vigilância em Saúde, Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Marilene Fernandes de
authors: MF
authors: Almeida
authors: Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Coordenação de Vigilância em Saúde, Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Trezza-Netto
authors: Supervisão de Vigilância em Saúde, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Caroline Cotrin
authors: CC
authors: Aires
authors: Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Rodrigo Fernandes de
authors: RF
authors: Barros
authors: Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Coordenação de Vigilância em Saúde, Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Adriana Ruckert da
authors: AR
authors: Rosa
authors: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Massad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000097:blood* / Q000821:virology*; D011818:Rabies / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology*