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- - Some bat species have adjusted to urban life as humans expand, leading to more interaction with people and pets, increasing rabies transmission risks.
- - In Jundiaí, Brazil, three bats were found dead, with two testing positive for rabies using specialized testing methods.
- - The study aimed to report rabies findings, analyze the virus's characteristics, and investigate the epidemiology of the bat colony located in an urban attic.
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Some bat species have adapted to the expanding human population by acquiring the ability to roost in urban buildings, increasing the exposure risk for people and domestic animals, and consequently, the likelihood of transmitting rabies. Three dead bats were found in the yard of a house in an urban area of Jundiaí city in the state of São Paulo in southeast Brazil. Two of the three bats tested positive for rabies, using Fluorescent Antibody and Mouse Inoculation techniques. A large colony of Eptesicus furinalis was found in the house's attic, and of the 119 bats captured, four more tested positive for rabies. The objectives of this study were to report the rabies diagnosis, characterize the isolated virus antigenically and genetically, and study the epidemiology of the colony.
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