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REVISTA DA SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA TROPICAL
Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 255-256Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA MEDICINA TROPICAL
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822012000200022
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Feline rabies; Nonhematophagous bat; Epidemiological surveillance
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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.
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