Rabies in Bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in Brazil: Prevalence and Potential Risk Factors Based on Twenty Years of Research in the Northwestern Region of São Paulo, Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Ana Beatriz [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Carvalho, Cristiano [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCasagrande, Daiene [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPicinato, Mirelle Andrea de Carvalho [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPedro, Wagner Andre [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMarinho, Márcia [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorQueiroz, Luzia Helena [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T16:04:02Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T16:04:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe number of rabies cases in bats has increased recently in Brazil and in the state of São Paulo, representing a new epidemiological scenario for this zoonosis. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of rabies in bats according to food habits, taxonomic classification, sex and season of the year to identify possible risk factors for rabies occurrence in bats. A retrospective analysis of 6389 records of bat samples, from different municipalities of São Paulo, submitted to rabies diagnosis and taxonomic identification was carried out at the Rabies Diagnostic and Chiroptera Laboratories of Unesp Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, from 1998 to 2017. Seventy-six (1.1%) positive rabies cases were detected in bats from ten species and seven genera of three families. The number of rabies-positive cases was higher in the dry season, with a significant association. The prevalence was higher in the Vespertilionidae family (37), especially Myotis nigricans (19) and Eptesicus furinalis (14). Frugivorous bats had a greater association with positivity for rabies, whereas the variable “sex” had no association. We recommend that the surveillance and control of rabies should be undertaken primarily during the dry season, especially in the Vespertilionidae family species and other species with a frugivorous food habit.en
dc.description.affiliationPost-Graduation Program on Animal Health Veterinary Medicine College of Araçatuba São Paulo State University (UNESP), SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Production and Animal Health Veterinary Medicine College of Araçatuba São Paulo State University (UNESP), SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Reproduction School of Veterinary Medicine São Paulo State University (UNESP), SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespPost-Graduation Program on Animal Health Veterinary Medicine College of Araçatuba São Paulo State University (UNESP), SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Production and Animal Health Veterinary Medicine College of Araçatuba São Paulo State University (UNESP), SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Reproduction School of Veterinary Medicine São Paulo State University (UNESP), SP
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010034
dc.identifier.citationVeterinary Sciences, v. 10, n. 1, 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/vetsci10010034
dc.identifier.issn2306-7381
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85146785320
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/249594
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofVeterinary Sciences
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectbats
dc.subjectfood habit
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectrabies
dc.subjectrisk factors
dc.subjectseason of the year
dc.titleRabies in Bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in Brazil: Prevalence and Potential Risk Factors Based on Twenty Years of Research in the Northwestern Region of São Paulo, Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-2177-6214[6]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5472-5029[7]

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