The comparison of neutralization indices (SMIT & WILTERDINK, 1966) was used for the intratypic serodifferentiation of 49 strains of poliovirus of types 1, 2 and 3, isolated from clinical cases with and without known contact with Sabin oral vaccine. This method was, as well, compared with the Wecker test and the RCT40 marker, in relation to the strains of poliovirus of type 3. The immune sera used in the neutralization tests were obtained from guinea pigs inoculated with vaccine strains […]

This is the first report of the isolation and identification of the rabies virus in the frugivorous bat Artibeus fimbriatus in the city of Sao José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The virus was isolated from an animal found in an urban area. The animal was found on the ground under a tree, still alive. Diagnosis was made by direct immunofluorescence and intracerebral inoculation of mice.