Rabies diagnosis and serology in bats from the State of São Paulo, Brazil
INTRODUCTION: Bats are one of the most important reservoirs and vectors of the rabies virus in the world. METHODS: From 1988 to 2003, the Zoonosis Control Center in São Paulo City performed rabies diagnosis on 5,670 bats by direct immunofluorescent test and mouse inoculation test. Blood samples were...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2011-04-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000200003&lng=en&tlng=en |