Opossums are considered resistant to rabies. Nonhematophagous bats are reservoirs of rabies in urban areas of South America. We analyzed bats and opossums tested for rabies during 2021 in a highly urbanized city in Brazil to understand spillover in an urban setting. Wildlife surveillance is necessary to prevent rabies in humans and domestic animals.
Keywords: Artibeus spp.; Brazil; Didelphis albiventris; Lyssavirus; South America; infectious diseases; marsupials; opossum; rabies; viruses.