Almeida M F, Aguiar E A, Martorelli L F, Silva M M
Centro de Controle de Zoonoses da Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo, Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica. 1994 Oct;28(5):341-4. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89101994000500006.
Between January, 1988 and December, 1992 the S. Paulo Animal Disease Control Center subjected 289 bats to rabies examinations, utilizing the direct immunofluorescence and biological techniques. Two insectiverous bats belonging to the species Nyctinomops macrotis, representing 0.69% of the total sample, tested positive. Both animals had been captured alive in residential neighborhoods of the city, one in 1988 in the living room of a 7th floor apartment and the other in 1990 on top of a wall surrounding a private house. In the biological tests, the disease showed incubation periods of 13 and 11 days respectively. Although the existence of infected insectiverous bats in urban areas is cause for concern, indiscriminate predatory action against such species can in no way be justified-particularly bearing in mind their importance in preserving the ecological balance of the insect population so prevalent in cities.
1988年1月至1992年12月期间，圣保罗动物疾病控制中心利用直接免疫荧光法和生物学技术，对289只蝙蝠进行了狂犬病检测。属于大耳犬吻蝠物种的两只食虫蝙蝠检测呈阳性，占总样本的0.69%。这两只动物均在该市居民区被活捉，一只于1988年在一套七楼公寓的客厅被捕获，另一只于1990年在一所私人住宅围墙顶上被捕获。在生物学测试中，该病的潜伏期分别为13天和11天。尽管城市地区存在受感染的食虫蝙蝠令人担忧，但对这类物种进行滥捕行为绝无正当理由——尤其要考虑到它们在维持城市中普遍存在的昆虫种群生态平衡方面的重要性。
