Bat rabies surveillance and risk factors for rabies spillover in an urban area of Southern Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bat rabies surveillance data and risk factors for rabies spillover without human cases have been evaluated in Curitiba, the ninth biggest city in Brazil, during a 6-year period (2010-2015). A retrospective analysis of bat complaints, bat species identification and rabies testing of bats, dogs and cats has been performed using methodologies of seasonal decomposition, spatial distribution and kernel density analysis.

Results

Overall, a total of 1003 requests for bat removal have been attended to, and 806 bats were collected in 606 city locations. Bat species were identified among 13 genera of three families, with a higher frequency of Nyctinomops in the central-northern region and Molossidae scattered throughout city limits. Out of the bats captured alive, 419/806 (

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984753 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature