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Paralytic rabies in swine

Pessoa, Clarice Ricardo de MacedoSilva, Maria Luana Cristiny RodriguesGomes, Albério Antônio de BarrosGarcia, Andrea Isabel EstévezIto, Fumio HonmaBrandão, Paulo EduardoRiet-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.

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