Rabies in Potos flavus identified in Madre de Dios, Peru

Authors

  • Elena Vargas-Linares Dirección General de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud. Lima, Perú. Médico veterinario epidemiólogo.
  • Franco Romaní-Romaní Dirección General de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud. Lima, Perú. médico cirujano.
  • Ricardo López-Ingunza Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú. médico veterinario.
  • Juan Arrasco-Alegre Dirección General de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud. Lima, Perú. médico epidemiólogo.
  • Martín Yagui-Moscoso Dirección General de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud. Lima, Perú. médico cirujano.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2014.311.13

Keywords:

Rabies, Epidemiological surveillance, Fluorescent antibody technique, direct

Abstract

The Potos flavus is a nocturnal mammal that lives in neotropical forests from Central America to South America. A study of four cases of rabies in Potos flavus was conducted; these occurred in April 2012 in the Madre de Dios region in Peru and were collected as part of epidemiological surveillance. The analysis performed in the regional reference laboratory of Madre de Dios determined the presence of the rabies virus antigen in three of the brain tissue samples. Results were verified in the Laboratory of Viral Zoonoses of the Peruvian National Institute of Health by direct immunofluorescence. The typification did not identify any of the known variants in bats or dogs. The occurrence of four cases of rabies in Potos flavus adds evidence of the emergence of a new reservoir of the rabies virus previously reported in the same region in 2007.

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Published

2014-03-14

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How to Cite

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Vargas-Linares E, Romaní-Romaní F, López-Ingunza R, Arrasco-Alegre J, Yagui-Moscoso M. Rabies in Potos flavus identified in Madre de Dios, Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 14 [cited 2024 Nov. 2];31(1). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/13