Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America?
Human rabies transmitted by vampire bats reached new heights in Latin America in 2005. A total of 55 human cases were reported in several outbreaks, 41 of them in the Amazon region of Brazil. Peru and Brazil had the highest number of reported cases from 1975 to 2006. In Peru, outbreaks involving mor...
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doaj-3eadb1b802b147349953b6ccd2f020742020-11-24T23:23:56ZengPan American Health OrganizationRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública1020-49892009-03-0125326026910.1590/s1020-49892009000300010S1020-49892009000300010Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America?Maria Cristina Schneider0Phyllis Catharina Romijn1Wilson Uieda2Hugo Tamayo3Daniela Fernandes da Silva4Albino Belotto5Jarbas Barbosa da Silva6Luis Fernando Leanes7World Health OrganizationUniversity of Iguaçú, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPaulista State UniversityWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationHuman rabies transmitted by vampire bats reached new heights in Latin America in 2005. A total of 55 human cases were reported in several outbreaks, 41 of them in the Amazon region of Brazil. Peru and Brazil had the highest number of reported cases from 1975 to 2006. In Peru, outbreaks involving more than 20 cases of bat-transmitted human rabies were reported during the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, a smaller number of cases were reported from outbreaks in Brazil. A comparison of data from field studies conducted in Brazil in 2005 with those from the previous decade suggests similar bat-bite situations at the local level. The objective of this study was to review the epidemiological situation and, on the basis of this information, discuss possible factors associated with the outbreaks. Prevention and control measures already recommended for dealing with this problem are also reviewed, and some further suggestions are provided.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000300010&lng=en&tlng=enRabia, epidemiologíarabia, transmisiónecosistema amazónicorabia, prevención y controlAmérica Latina |
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Maria Cristina Schneider Phyllis Catharina Romijn Wilson Uieda Hugo Tamayo Daniela Fernandes da Silva Albino Belotto Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Luis Fernando Leanes |
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Maria Cristina Schneider Phyllis Catharina Romijn Wilson Uieda Hugo Tamayo Daniela Fernandes da Silva Albino Belotto Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Luis Fernando Leanes Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública Rabia, epidemiología rabia, transmisión ecosistema amazónico rabia, prevención y control América Latina |
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Maria Cristina Schneider Phyllis Catharina Romijn Wilson Uieda Hugo Tamayo Daniela Fernandes da Silva Albino Belotto Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Luis Fernando Leanes |
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Maria Cristina Schneider |
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Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? |
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Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? |
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Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? |
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Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? |
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Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? |
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rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in latin america? |
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Pan American Health Organization |
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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1020-4989 |
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2009-03-01 |
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Human rabies transmitted by vampire bats reached new heights in Latin America in 2005. A total of 55 human cases were reported in several outbreaks, 41 of them in the Amazon region of Brazil. Peru and Brazil had the highest number of reported cases from 1975 to 2006. In Peru, outbreaks involving more than 20 cases of bat-transmitted human rabies were reported during the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, a smaller number of cases were reported from outbreaks in Brazil. A comparison of data from field studies conducted in Brazil in 2005 with those from the previous decade suggests similar bat-bite situations at the local level. The objective of this study was to review the epidemiological situation and, on the basis of this information, discuss possible factors associated with the outbreaks. Prevention and control measures already recommended for dealing with this problem are also reviewed, and some further suggestions are provided. |
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Rabia, epidemiología rabia, transmisión ecosistema amazónico rabia, prevención y control América Latina |
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