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Bufotenine, a tryptophan-derived alkaloid, suppresses the symptoms and increases the survival rate of rabies-infected mice: the development of a pharmacological approach for rabies treatment

Between 40,000-70,000 people die yearly of rabies, an incurable disease. Besides post-bite vaccination, no treatment is available for it. Methods: First, virus dilution for antiviral effects in mice was determined. Then, animals were treated as follows: control (NaCl 250 µL/animal/day); bufotenine (0.6...

Post-exposure human rabies prophylaxis: spatial patterns of inadequate procedures in Ceará - Brazil, 2007 to 2015

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study investigated the spatial distribution of inappropriate post-exposure human rabies procedures in Ceará, Brazil, between 2007 and 2015. METHODS: The ecological study population was based on the records of post-exposure human rabies procedures from the Notification Dis...

Rabies in Callithrix sp. in the urban area of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract In Brazil, rabies occurs mainly within an urban cycle, in which dogs and bats are reservoirs. This paper aims to report the occurrence of rabies in Callithrix sp. in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In June 2019 a hybrid specimen was referred for diagnosis. The Direct Fluorescent Antibody, Mous...

Evaluation of data input in a rabies testing request form for herbivores

Arq. Inst. Biol; 87 (), 2020
Bovines and equines are the domestic animals with the highest incidence of rabies in Brazil. This study evaluated the data input in testing request forms for rabies in herbivores accompanying samples sent to a certified laboratory of rabies diagnosis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Information...

Intervención de foco de brote de rabia animal en el municipio de Anapoima, Cundinamarca, Colombia, 2019

Objetivo: realizar la investigación y contención de brote de rabia animal en el perímetro del foco del caso índice del municipio de Anapoima. Métodos: estudio de investigación de brote con intervención del foco de índole retrospectivo, a partir de la confirmación del caso por laboratorio el 26 d...

Epidemiological study of rabies in cattle in southern Brazil: spatial and temporal distribution from 2008 to 2017

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (7), 2019
Rabies affects several domestic species, causing significant economic losses due to the death of animals in characteristic areas of the southern region of Rio Grande do Sul. In this context, this work aimed to study the epidemiology of rabies outbreaks observed in cattle from January 2008 to December 201...

Transmisión vertical del virus de la rabia cría-madre, fenómeno que podría mantener al virus en especies reservorios de vida silvestre

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (3), 2019
Resumen Introducción: La prueba biológica establecida por la Organización Mundial de la Salud para aislar y amplificar el virus de la rabia consiste en inocular vía intracraneal ratones lactantes para detectar signos de rabia en un periodo de 21 días. Objetivo: Constatar el contagio viral en las m...

Spatio-temporal study of diagnosis of rabies in vampire bats in Sergipe (Brazil), between 1987 and 2014

Biosci. j. (Online); 35 (1), 2019
Rabies is a zoonosis of great importance for human and animal health, being responsible for a progressive and acute encephalitis in humans and animals. Considering that the correct viral identification has serious implications for the prophylaxis and treatment, is important a diagnostic syste...