Isolation of the rabies virus in a specimen of the insectiverous bat Myotis nigricans

Authors

  • Luzia F. A. Martorelli Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo; Centro de Controle de Zoonoses
  • Elizabeth A.C. Aguiar Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo; Centro de Controle de Zoonoses
  • Marilene F. Almeida Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo; Centro de Controle de Zoonoses
  • Miriam M.S. Silva Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo; Centro de Controle de Zoonoses
  • Eliana C. R. Novaes Unidade de Vigilância Sanitária de Ribeirão Pires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101995000200009

Keywords:

Rabies virus^i2^sisolat, Chiroptera^i2^smicrobiol, Rabies^i2^stransmiss

Abstract

The following is a case study of the natural infection by the rabies virus of an insectiverous bat belonging to the species Myotis nigricans in the municipality of Ribeirão Pires, Greater S. Paulo. Diagnosis was made by means of immunofluorescence and intracerebral innoculation of mice with nervous and intrascapular muscular tissues.

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Published

1995-04-01

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (1995)

Section

Notes and Informations

How to Cite

Martorelli, L. F. A., Aguiar, E. A., Almeida, M. F., Silva, M. M., & Novaes, E. C. R. (1995). Isolation of the rabies virus in a specimen of the insectiverous bat Myotis nigricans . Revista De Saúde Pública, 29(2), 140-141. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101995000200009