Desmodus rotundus and Artibeus spp. bats might present distinct rabies virus lineages

Desmodus rotundus and Artibeus spp. bats might present distinct rabies virus lineages

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In Brazil, bats have been assigned an increasing importance in public health as they are important rabies reservoirs. Phylogenetic studies have shown that rabies virus (RABV) strains from frugivorous bats Artibeus spp. are closely associated to those from the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus, but littl...

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Main Authors: Willian Oliveira Fahl, Pedro Carnieli Jr, Juliana Galera Castilho, Maria Luiza Carrieri, Ivanete Kotait, Keila Iamamoto, Rafael Novaes Oliveira, Paulo Eduardo Brandão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rabies Bat Artibeus spp.
Desmodus rotundus
Phylogeny
Molecular epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000600008

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