Hematologic profile of hematophagous Desmodus rotundus bats before and after experimental infection with rabies virus

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Marilene Fernandes De Almeida¹  José Trezza-netto¹  Caroline Cotrin Aires¹  Rodrigo Fernandes De Barros¹  Adriana Ruckert Da Rosa¹  Eduardo Massad¹ 

关键词: Bats;    Hematology;    Rabies;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0169-2013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Introduction Hematophagous Desmodus rotundus bats play an important role in the rabies lifecycle. This study describes the hematological profile of these bats before and after experimental infection with rabies virus. Methods Cells counts were performed in a Neubauer chamber. Results The average values of erythrocytes and leucocytes counts in blood before experimental infections were 9.97 × 106mm3 and 4.80 × 103mm3, respectively. Neutrophils represented 69.9% of white blood cells and the lymphocytes represented 26.9%. Following the experimental infections, the average numbers of erythrocytes and leucocytes was 9.43 × 106mm3 and 3.98 × 103mm3, respectively. Neutrophils represented 40% of white blood cells and the lymphocytes represented 59%. Conclusions The hematological profile given in this study can serve as reference values for D. rotundus bats.

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