First record of Desmodus rotundus in urban area from the city of Olinda, Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil: a case report

Torres, Filipe Dantas; Valença, Carlos; Filho, Geraldo Vieira

doi:10.1590/s0036-46652005000200010

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“…The hematophagous bat Desmodusrotundus is the main transmitter of this disease to cattle in Latin America [3]. This disorder is considered one of the world's most important types of zoonosis because it presents fatal encephalitis that can affect all mammals without treatment and it has a worldwide distribution [1,2].…”

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Effects of primovaccination and booster vaccination on serum cortisol and humoral immune response in cattle

Reis¹,

Pardo²,

Frazatti-Gallina³

et al. 2013

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of one or two doses of the anti-rabies vaccination on the serum concentration of cortisol and the humoral immune response in cattle as well as the correlation between serum cortisol concentrations and the titers of rabies-neutralizing antibodies. Nelore cattle were randomly assigned to one of three groups, which were vaccinated with one dose of rabies vaccine (group GVSR, N = 15), two doses of rabies vaccine (group GVR, N = 15) or were not vaccinated (group Gc, N = 15). A commercial liquid inactivated rabies vaccine was used. The stressors imposed on the cattle were vaccination, corral handling and the presence of people. Blood samples were collected on days 0, 30 and 60 post-vaccination. Serum cortisol concentrations were determined using a solid-phase radioimmunoassay, and rabies antibody titers were determined using a serum neutralization test with BHK 21 cells (RFFIT). Both serum cortisol concentrations and antibody titers increased after the second (booster) vaccination (P < 0.05). In all the groups, the serum cortisol concentrations increased after the cattle were handled in the corral (P < 0.05). No correlation was observed between the serum cortisol concentrations and the antibody titers with any treatment or on any observation day. In conclusion, booster vaccination is indispensable for primovaccinated cattle in achieving high and protective levels of rabies antibodies. Although booster vaccination and frequent cattle handling in corrals are stressors, the response is not strong enough to cause immunosuppression in cattle.

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Effects of primovaccination and booster vaccination on serum cortisol and humoral immune response in cattle

Reis¹,

Pardo²,

Frazatti-Gallina³

et al. 2013

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“…This species is responsible for heavy losses in livestock farming activities (Acha and Malaga-Alba, 1988;Delpietro et al, 1992;Brass, 1994;Nowak, 1995). Its population has gradually increased in the neotropical region (Jones, 1976), since a density increase was observed next to areas of livestock farming (Delpietro et al, 1992) and it can even be found in large Brazilian urban centres Esbérard et al, 1998Esbérard et al, , 2001Torres et al, 2005;Ferraz et al, 2007). Desmodus rotundus is one of the most important vectors of rabies, and many deaths are associated with bat bites (Brass, 1994).…”

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Desmodus rotundus (Mammalia: Chiroptera) on the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Costa¹,

Esbérard²

2011

Braz. J. Biol.

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Since the 1990s, attacks by hematophagous bats on humans and domestic animals have been reported both on the continent and on the islands on the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro state. The density of vampire bats was investigated based on percentage of captures during control of Desmodus rotundus samplings and during bat diversity research. In the present work, 203 individuals of D. rotundus were captured from 1993 to 2009, which corresponds to 11.88% of all bat captures carried out for species control in local villages and 1.58% of all captures in faunistic inventories. The density of D. rotundus is high even on the recently occupied islands where domestic animals have been introduced. It is probable that this species dispersed from the continent to the islands due to the introduction of domestic animals.

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“…Notificações sobre a presença de D. rotundus em áreas urbanas são de fundamental importância, devido ao seu hábito de alimentar-se primariamente do sangue de mamíferos, e ao seu importante papel na transmissão da raiva a humanos em muitos países, incluindo o Brasil. Sua presença em áreas urbanas é considerada um potencial risco à saúde pública (Torres et al 2005). Atualmente, em Pernambuco, os únicos registros da presença de D. rotundus em meio urbano se deram na área urbana da cidade de Olinda (Torres et al 2005), os bairros da Várzea e Dois Irmãos em Recife (Guerra, 2007), e, no município de Jaboatão dos Guararapes (Nascimento et al 2010).…”

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“…Sua presença em áreas urbanas é considerada um potencial risco à saúde pública (Torres et al 2005). Atualmente, em Pernambuco, os únicos registros da presença de D. rotundus em meio urbano se deram na área urbana da cidade de Olinda (Torres et al 2005), os bairros da Várzea e Dois Irmãos em Recife (Guerra, 2007), e, no município de Jaboatão dos Guararapes (Nascimento et al 2010). Neste último, houve o controle populacional, em 2009, de uma colônia de D. rotundus pela Equipe do Programa de Prevenção e Controle de Quirópteros ligada à Secretaria de Saúde do município.…”

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Bat Fauna (Chiroptera) in an urban environment in the Atlantic Forest, northeastern Brazil

Leal¹,

Filho²,

Ramalho³

et al. 2019

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In Brazil, only few works have been conducted regarding urban bats and information about richness, composition and ecological interactions in urban areas is little known. Additional studies are important to understand the dynamic of urban bats and offer strategies for their protection. In this paper, we present the results of a bat inventory at the Dois Irmãos campus of UFRPE, Recife, Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil, with analyzes of the composition, richness, diversity, and seasonal variation. From May 2006 to April 2007, we captured 950 bats from 16 species (five families). Frugivores bats accounted for 84.42% of the captures, followed by insectivores, piscivorous, nectarivores, omnivores, and hematophages. The species Artibeus planirostris was the most abundant. There was no significant difference (t = 0.35443, p = 0.7257) on abundance between the seasons of the year. We observed a richer and more diverse bat fauna as one would expect in an urban area, which suggests that the campus is being used for foraging, commuting, or as shelters for these animals.

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First record of Desmodus rotundus in urban area from the city of Olinda, Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil: a case report

Cited by 22 publications

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Effects of primovaccination and booster vaccination on serum cortisol and humoral immune response in cattle

Effects of primovaccination and booster vaccination on serum cortisol and humoral immune response in cattle

Desmodus rotundus (Mammalia: Chiroptera) on the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Bat Fauna (Chiroptera) in an urban environment in the Atlantic Forest, northeastern Brazil

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