First report of rabies in vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) in an urban area, Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 389-390

  Ferraz, Claudia ^a   Achkar, Samira Maria ^b   Kotait, Ivanete ^b,c  

^a Zoonosis Control Center   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hematophagous bat; Rabies; S o Paulo; Urban area

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; BRAZIL; DESMODUS ROTUNDUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; URBAN AREA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 37849040145     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652007000600010     Document Type: Article

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