Naturally Acquired Rabies in White-Eared Opossum, Brazil

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 necessa...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Eduardo Ferreira-Machado, Juliana Amorim Conselheiro, Bruno Emerson Bernardes da Silva, Patricia Sayuri Silvestre Matsumoto, Claúdio Luiz Castagna, Aline Nitsche, Celino Simão de Lima, Douglas Presotto, Madelline Christie Rodrigues Nunes da Silva, Ticiana Brasil Ervedosa, Pedro Enrique Navas-Suárez, Ísis Paixão de Jesus, Julia de Carvalho, Rodrigo Albergaria Ressio, Cinthya dos Santos Cirqueira, Gisely Toledo Barone, Leila del Castillo Saad, Paulo Eduardo Brandão, José Luiz Catão-Dias, Juliana Mariotti Guerra, Natália Coelho Couto de Azevedo Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-12-01
Subjects:
rabies
viruses
Lyssavirus
opossum
Didelphis albiventris
Artibeus spp.
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/12/23-0373_article

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