Cat infected by a variant of bat rabies virus in a 29-year disease-free urban area of southern Brazil

  • Morikawa V
  • Ribeiro J
  • Biondo A
  • et al.
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INTRODUCTION: After 29 years, rabies was detected in a cat in Curitiba, southern Brazil. METHODS: The fluorescent antibody test (FAT) and mouse inoculation test (MIT) were performed on central nervous system (CNS) samples. RESULTS: Direct immunofluorescence was negative, but the biological test was positive and rabies virus was characterized as variant 4 (from Tadarida brasiliensis). CONCLUSIONS: Reappearance of rabies in domestic animals warns of sylvatic-aerial risk of infection and the necessity of monitoring bats in historically rabies-free areas.INTRODUÇÃO: Após 29 anos, raiva em um gato foi detectada em Curitiba, sul do Brasil. MÉTODOS: Foram realizados imunofluorescência direta e prova biológica através de inoculação em camundongos para o diagnóstico da raiva. RESULTADOS: A imunofluorescência direta foi negativa, mas a prova biológica foi positiva e o vírus caracterizado como variante 4 (de morcegos não hematófagos). CONCLUSÕES: O reaparecimento da raiva alerta para o risco aéreo-silvestre de infecção e para a necessidade de monitoramento de morcegos em áreas historicamente livres da raiva.

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Morikawa, V. M., Ribeiro, J., Biondo, A. W., Fellini, A., Bier, D., & Molento, M. B. (2012). Cat infected by a variant of bat rabies virus in a 29-year disease-free urban area of southern Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 45(2), 255–256. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822012000200022

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