Circulação do vírus rábico em gambás (Didelphis albiventris e Didelphis aurita) nos municípios de Torre de Pedra, Bofete e Anhembi-São Paulo

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Bacchiega, Thais Silva [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Gamba - Pesquisa; Hidrofobia; Vírus da hidrofobia; Tecnicas imunologicas; Sistema imune - Pesquisa; Epidemiologia; Rabies virus
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/110374

Rabies is a zoonotic disease, which is characterized as an acute and lethal encephalitis. Currently, it is known that rabies virus has several cycles and several epidemiological animals may serve as reservoirs of the virus perpetuating it in wild and urban cycle. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of antirabies neutralizing antibodies (NA) in the serum of the opossum Didelphis albiventris e Didelphis aurita by means of a virus neutralizing (Rapid Fluorescent Focus Inhibition Test - RFFIT). The survey was conducted in the cities of Anhembi, Torre de Pedra and Bofete, located in the center west of São Paulo. Sera from 67 animals were examined, most males in adulthood. The percentage of animals that presented neutralizing antibodies was 17.9%. This result shows the circulation of the rabies virus in skunks and serves to alert both the scientific community and government authorities involved in the research and rabies control