Naturally Acquired Rabies in White-Eared Opossum, Brazil

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Ferreira-Machado, Eduardo ; Conselheiro, Juliana Amorim ; da Silva, Bruno Emerson Bernardes ; Matsumoto, Patricia Sayuri Silvestre ; Castagna, Claudio Luiz ; Nitsche, Aline ; de Lima, Celino Simao ; Presotto, Douglas ; da Silva, Madelline Christie Rodrigues Nunes ; Ervedosa, Ticiana Brasil ; Navas-Suarez, Pedro Enrique ; de Jesus, Isis Paixao ; de Carvalho, Julia ; Ressio, Rodrigo Albergaria ; Cirqueira, Cinthya dos Santos ; Barone, Gisely Toledo ; Saad, Leila del Castillo ; Brandao, Paulo Eduardo ; Catao-Dias, Jose Luiz ; Guerra, Juliana Mariotti ; Fernandes, Natalia Coelho Couto de Azevedo

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; v. 29, n. 12, p. 5-pg., 2023-12-01.

Abstract

Opossums are considered resistant to rabies. Nonhematophagous bats are reservoirs of rabies in urban areas of South America. We analyzed bats and opossums tested for rabies during 2021 in a highly urbanized city in Brazil to understand spillover in an urban setting. Wildlife surveillance is necessary to prevent rabies in humans and domestic animals. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 22/02242-0 - Comparative pathology and disease survey in Marsupials: a surveillance proposal in the Metatheria infraclass
• Grantee: Eduardo Ferreira Machado
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• FAPESP's process: 23/04780-2 - Comparative pathology and investigation of diseases in neotropical marsupials, order Didelphimorphia: a surveillance proposal in a group of mammals neglected in wild fauna health studies
• Grantee: Jose Luiz Catao Dias
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants