Experimental infection of the bat tick Carios fonsecai (Acari: Ixodidae) with the rabies virus

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Silvana Regina Favoretto¹  Marilene Fernandes De Almeida¹  Luzia Fatima Alves Martorelli¹  Caroline Cotrin Aires¹  Marcelo Bahia Labruna¹  Ana Paula Arruda Geraldes Kataoka¹  Angelica Cristine De Almeida Campos¹  Debora Regina Veiga Sacramento¹  Edison Luiz Durigon¹  Hilary Koprowski¹ 

关键词: Rabies;    Bats;    Ticks;    Carios fonsecai;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-1673-2013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Introduction This study assessed the viability of the rabies virus in the argasid tick Carios fonsecai following experimental infection. Methods The mouse inoculation test (MIT), fluorescent antibody test (FAT) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were used. The rabies virus was administered to ticks via the intra-coelomic route, and the ticks were sacrificed at different time points. Results The inoculated ticks were negative for rabies according to the MIT. Ticks macerated with rabies virus were positive according to the MIT and FAT. All of the tick lots tested by PCR were positive. Conclusions The rabies virus became unviable shortly after its inoculation into tick bodies. Ticks are not likely to play an important role in the epidemiology of rabies.

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