Chiropteran Rabies in Minnesota: 1976–1980

Rabies in Bats from Alabama

“…These increases most likely reflect behavioral patterns of common bat species with stress due to migration or newly volant young contributing to seasonal patterns. The lack of prevalence differences between sexes in Alabama was consistent with results reported from Alberta, Florida, and Minnesota, but contrasted with results from studies in New York and Illinois where females had greater prevalence of rabies and Oklahoma, where males had a higher prevalence (Bigler et al, 1975;Steece et al, 1982;Rosatte, FIGURE 3. Total number of each species of bat submitted for diagnosis and number of bats with rabies virus in Alabama, 1995Alabama, -2005 1985; Burnett, 1989;Childs et al,1994;Caire, 1998).…”

“…However, temporal distribution of rabid bats throughout the year varies among studies. A higher prevalence in autumn, as observed in Alabama, also was reported by other states, but in Illinois, Georgia, and South Carolina, an additional increase in cases of rabies was seen in spring (Richardson et al, 1966;Whitaker and Miller, 1973;Bigler et al, 1975;Kurta, 1979;Steece et al, 1982;Rosatte, 1985;Burnett, 1989;Childs et al, 1994;Parker et al, 1999). These increases most likely reflect behavioral patterns of common bat species with stress due to migration or newly volant young contributing to seasonal patterns.…”

“…Absence of a statistically significant difference in percentage of rabid bats between years (1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005) in this study implies that levels of rabies in bats remains stable in Alabama; this appears to be the case in other areas (Kurta, 1979;Steece et al, 1982;Olnhausen and Gannon, 2004;Rohde et al, 2004). However, temporal distribution of rabid bats throughout the year varies among studies.…”

“…Most of these cases (17/24 cases during1990-2000) were related to a specific variant found in silver-haired bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans) and eastern pipistrelles (Pipistrellus subflavus; Messenger et al, 2002;Mondul et al, 2003). Rabid bats of all species were most likely detected in autumn, but L. noctivagans and P. subflavus were more likely to be rabid if collected in summer (Mondul et al, 2003 c References unless otherwise indicated: Alberta (Rosatte, 1985), Arizona (Dean et al, 1960), Arkansas (Heidt et al, 1991), British Columbia (Pybus, 1986), Colorado (Pape et al, 1999), Florida (Bigler et al, 1975), Georgia (Richardson et al, 1966), Illinois (Burnett, 1989), Indiana (Whitaker and Miller, 1973), Kansas (Birney and Rising, 1967), Manitoba (Beauregard, 1969), Michigan (Kurta, 1979), Minnesota (Steece et al, 1982), New York (Childs et al, 1994), Oklahoma (Caire, 1998), Ontario (Beauregard, 1969), Pennsylvania (Wampler and Kirkland, 1981), Saskatchewan (Pybus, 1986), South Carolina (Parker et al, 1999), Texas (Rohde et al, 2004). d (Feller et al, 1997).…”

Perfil epidemiológico da raiva na região Noroeste do Estado de São Paulo no período de 1993 a 2007

“…Pesquisas similares realizadas no exterior não trazem informação sobre a ocorrência segundo o sexo; entretanto, resultados obtidos nos Estados Unidos mostraram diferenças entre as regiões geográficas estudadas. Em Minesota, por exemplo, não houve diferença entre os sexos 24 enquanto em Illinois e Nova York houve predominância de fêmeas 4 5 . Estes mesmos estudos mostram que a maioria dos morcegos analisada foi encontrada no interior de residências, muitos deles tendo tido contato com humanos e animais, resultados semelhantes aos encontrados na região de Araçatuba.…”