Canine rabies in Rio Grande do Sul caused by an insectivorous bat rabies virus variant

Rabies is caused by rabies virus (RV), a RNA virus member of the Lyssavirus genus, family Rhabdoviridae. The aim of this study was to determine antigenic characteristics of a rabies virus isolate (RV183-07) recovered from a stray bitch that died of rabies and to infer the most likely source of contamination, since no urban rabies has been reported in the area in more than 20 years. The virus was identified by direct immunofluorescence and multiplied by one passage in mice. The antigenic profile of the isolate was determined with a panel of monoclonal antibodies to lyssavirus antigens on infected brain tissues. A fragment of the viral genome corresponding to the nucleoprotein (N) gene was submitted to reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction and the amplicon obtained was subjected to restriction enzyme analysis. A 303 base pair fragment of the N gene was cloned, sequenced and compared to other RV sequences available at Genbank. The isolate RV183-07 displayed antigenic and genomic characteristics of rabies virus variants whose natural reservoir is the non-hematophagous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. Therefore, the most likely source of contamination of the bitch was an incidental contact with an infected bat of that species, common inhabitants of the area. In view of that, the status of urban rabies-free of the area was not compromised.

Canine rabies in Rio Grande do Sul caused by an insectivorous bat rabies virus variant

Rabies is caused by rabies virus (RV), a RNA virus member of the Lyssavirus genus, family Rhabdoviridae. The aim of this study was to determine antigenic characteristics of a rabies virus isolate (RV183-07) recovered from a stray bitch that died of rabies and to infer the most likely source of contamination, since no urban rabies has been reported in the area in more than 20 years. The virus was identified by direct immunofluorescence and multiplied by one passage in mice. The antigenic profile of the isolate was determined with a panel of monoclonal antibodies to lyssavirus antigens on infected brain tissues. A fragment of the viral genome corresponding to the nucleoprotein (N) gene was submitted to reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction and the amplicon obtained was subjected to restriction enzyme analysis. A 303 base pair fragment of the N gene was cloned, sequenced and compared to other RV sequences available at Genbank. The isolate RV183-07 displayed antigenic and genomic characteristics of rabies virus variants whose natural reservoir is the non-hematophagous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. Therefore, the most likely source of contamination of the bitch was an incidental contact with an infected bat of that species, common inhabitants of the area. In view of that, the status of urban rabies-free of the area was not compromised.

Canine rabies in Rio Grande do Sul caused by an insectivorous bat rabies virus variant

Rabies is caused by rabies virus (RV), a RNA virus member of the Lyssavirus genus, family Rhabdoviridae. The aim of this study was to determine antigenic characteristics of a rabies virus isolate (RV183-07) recovered from a stray bitch that died of rabies and to infer the most likely source of contamination, since no urban rabies has been reported in the area in more than 20 years. The virus was identified by direct immunofluorescence and multiplied by one passage in mice. The antigenic profile of the isolate was determined with a panel of monoclonal antibodies to lyssavirus antigens on infected brain tissues. A fragment of the viral genome corresponding to the nucleoprotein (N) gene was submitted to reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction and the amplicon obtained was subjected to restriction enzyme analysis. A 303 base pair fragment of the N gene was cloned, sequenced and compared to other RV sequences available at Genbank. The isolate RV183-07 displayed antigenic and genomic characteristics of rabies virus variants whose natural reservoir is the non-hematophagous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. Therefore, the most likely source of contamination of the bitch was an incidental contact with an infected bat of that species, common inhabitants of the area. In view of that, the status of urban rabies-free of the area was not compromised.

Canine rabies in Rio Grande do Sul caused by an insectivorous bat rabies virus variant

Rabies is caused by rabies virus (RV), a RNA virus member of the Lyssavirus genus, family Rhabdoviridae. The aim of this study was to determine antigenic characteristics of a rabies virus isolate (RV183-07) recovered from a stray bitch that died of rabies and to infer the most likely source of contamination, since no urban rabies has been reported in the area in more than 20 years. The virus was identified by direct immunofluorescence and multiplied by one passage in mice. The antigenic profile of the isolate was determined with a panel of monoclonal antibodies to lyssavirus antigens on infected brain tissues. A fragment of the viral genome corresponding to the nucleoprotein (N) gene was submitted to reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction and the amplicon obtained was subjected to restriction enzyme analysis. A 303 base pair fragment of the N gene was cloned, sequenced and compared to other RV sequences available at Genbank. The isolate RV183-07 displayed antigenic and genomic characteristics of rabies virus variants whose natural reservoir is the non-hematophagous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. Therefore, the most likely source of contamination of the bitch was an incidental contact with an infected bat of that species, common inhabitants of the area. In view of that, the status of urban rabies-free of the area was not compromised.

Canine rabies in Rio Grande do Sul caused by an insectivorous bat rabies virus variant

Rabies is caused by rabies virus (RV), a RNA virus member of the Lyssavirus genus, family Rhabdoviridae. The aim of this study was to determine antigenic characteristics of a rabies virus isolate (RV183-07) recovered from a stray bitch that died of rabies and to infer the most likely source of contamination, since no urban rabies has been reported in the area in more than 20 years. The virus was identified by direct immunofluorescence and multiplied by one passage in mice. The antigenic profile of the isolate was determined with a panel of monoclonal antibodies to lyssavirus antigens on infected brain tissues. A fragment of the viral genome corresponding to the nucleoprotein (N) gene was submitted to reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction and the amplicon obtained was subjected to restriction enzyme analysis. A 303 base pair fragment of the N gene was cloned, sequenced and compared to other RV sequences available at Genbank. The isolate RV183-07 displayed antigenic and genomic characteristics of rabies virus variants whose natural reservoir is the non-hematophagous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. Therefore, the most likely source of contamination of the bitch was an incidental contact with an infected bat of that species, common inhabitants of the area. In view of that, the status of urban rabies-free of the area was not compromised.

Canine rabies in Rio Grande do Sul caused by an insectivorous bat rabies virus variant

Rabies is caused by rabies virus (RV), a RNA virus member of the Lyssavirus genus, family Rhabdoviridae. The aim of this study was to determine antigenic characteristics of a rabies virus isolate (RV183-07) recovered from a stray bitch that died of rabies and to infer the most likely source of contamination, since no urban rabies has been reported in the area in more than 20 years. The virus was identified by direct immunofluorescence and multiplied by one passage in mice. The antigenic profile of the isolate was determined with a panel of monoclonal antibodies to lyssavirus antigens on infected brain tissues. A fragment of the viral genome corresponding to the nucleoprotein (N) gene was submitted to reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction and the amplicon obtained was subjected to restriction enzyme analysis. A 303 base pair fragment of the N gene was cloned, sequenced and compared to other RV sequences available at Genbank. The isolate RV183-07 displayed antigenic and genomic characteristics of rabies virus variants whose natural reservoir is the non-hematophagous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. Therefore, the most likely source of contamination of the bitch was an incidental contact with an infected bat of that species, common inhabitants of the area. In view of that, the status of urban rabies-free of the area was not compromised.

Geoprocessamento no Estudo da Raiva Urbana em Salvador

Raiva, antropozoonose 100% letal, foi tema deste trabalho que teve como objetivo analisar a sua distribuição no município de Salvador, Bahia, utilizando tecnologias de geoprocessamento e contribuindo com os órgãos responsáveis para seu controle. Foram estudados 300 casos de raiva urbana animal e 13 em humanos. No período de janeiro/1992 a agosto/2004, o cão foi o único responsável pela transmissão da doença. Fatores sóciodemográficos como renda familiar, escolaridade, idade e esgotamento sanitário, apresentaram relação inversa com a ocorrência da patologia e, mostram 4 áreas de limites distintos em Salvador, onde 84% da população humana encontra-se sob risco de infecção. A delimitação de 3 áreas de risco, de acordo com a dispersão de casos mostrou que a doença depende dos fatores renda familiar, escolaridade e idade. O SIG permitiu a manipulação, espacialização e visualização dos dados, sendo fundamental para a análise da situação epidemiológica evidenciada