Paralytic rabies in swine

Ricardo de Macedo Pessoa, ClariceLuana Cristiny Rodrigues Silva, MariaAntônio de Barros Gomes, AlbérioIsabel Estévez Garcia, AndreaHonma Ito, FumioEduardo Brandão, PauloRiet-Correa, Franklin

Rabies transmitted by vampire bats was diagnosed in pigs with paralysis of the pelvic limbs. Diffuse nonsuppurative encephalomyelitis, affecting mainly the spinal cord, was observed histologically. Despite the various diagnosis of rabies in pigs this is the first report of clinical signs and pathology of rabies transmitted by vampire bats.

1. epidemiology
2. virus isolation
3. zoonotic
4. vampire bats