Raiva em morcegos insetívoros (Molossus molossus) no Semi-árido Paraibano no Nordeste do Brasil.

Abstract

The rabies is a zoonosis caused by a virus RNA belonging the Rhabdoviridae family and to the Lyssavirus gender. In the nature the wild rabies stays from a similar way to the urban, in certain ecosystem, some species of mammals take charge of perpetuating the virus. In Brazil, the rabies was diagnosed in wild mammals of the Orders: Chiroptera, Carnivorous, Marsupialia, Primate. The present work had as objective to verify of rabies occurrence and to isolate the rabies virus in insectivorous bats of the Molossidae family, belonging the Molossus molossus species, in brain materials, of these encourages, coming of the urban zone of the municipal of Patos, State of Paraiba, Brazil. Seven positive cases to rabies were diagnosed, of which six were livings envied, and one found in early decomposition state. The specimens livings envied were found during the day in visible places and no habitual, presenting incoordenation and paralysis. Some after weeks the establishment of rabies diagnosis, bats was captured on the roof of other insectivorous bats, that were submitted to the rabies diagnosis by the tests of direct immunofluorescency and mice inoculation. The analyzed sample presented prevalence of 5,4% of assertiveness, showing that the rabies in that area, is a disease of Economical importance and of Public Health.