Biologic and immunologic characterization of rabies virus isolates of domestic animals from rabies endemic areas of Brazil

Trinta e cinco amostras do vírus da raiva, isoladas de material cerebral de animais domésticos procedentes de áreas endêmicas da doença no Brasil, foram estudadas objetivando determinar seu perfil biológico e sua identidade imunológica com a amostra clássica desse vírus. Os resultados ofereceram valores, induzidos pela inoculação intracerebral em camundongos, indistintos dos padrões existentes para a amostra clássica, com os seguintes resultados: período de incubação médio de 10,2 dias com extremos, nos valores individuais, mínimo de 4 dias e máximo de 23 dias; período clínico médio da doença de 3,3 dias com extremos, nos valores individuais, mínimo de 1 dia e máximo de 5 dias; patogenicidade global de 96,5% (adoecendo 332 dos 344 camundongos inoculados em todos os grupos) com extremos mínimo de 66,7% e máximo de 100%, e manifestações características da raiva. Todas as amostras estudadas reagiram especificamente à prova de imunofluorescência direta aplicada à raiva e apresentaram identidade imunológica com a estirpe clássica do vírus rábico, Sorotipo 1, revelada pela prova de soroneutralização em camundongos.Biologic and immunologic profiles of rabies virus isolates obtained from domestic animals of endemic areas were compared to the CVS rabies virus by means of mice inoculation, serum-neutralization test and by the fluorescent antibody technique (FA). The mean incubation period was 10.2 days, with a range of 4 and 23 days; the disease period was found with a mean period of 3.3 days with a range of 1 and 5 days; the overall value of pathogenicity was 96.5% (332/344) and clinical manifestations all resembled rabies. All rabies virus isolates have reacted specifically to FA test and they all revealed immunologic identity to the standard strain of the CVS virus through the serum-neutralization technique

Núcleos de Ensino da Unesp: artigos 2013: volume 2: metodologias de ensino e a apropriação de conhecimento pelos alunos

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP

Núcleos de Ensino da Unesp: artigos 2013: volume 2: metodologias de ensino e a apropriação de conhecimento pelos alunos

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP

NEOTROPICAL ALIEN MAMMALS: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data