Persistence of Rabies Virus-Neutralizing Antibodies after Vaccination of Rural Population following Vampire Bat Rabies Outbreak in Brazil.

BACKGROUND:Animal control measures in Latin America have decreased the incidence of urban human rabies transmitted by dogs and cats; currently most cases of human rabies are transmitted by bats. In 2004-2005, rabies outbreaks in populations living in rural Brazil prompted widespread vaccination of e...

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Main Authors: Rita Medeiros, Viviane Jusot, Guy Houillon, Anvar Rasuli, Luzia Martorelli, Ana Paula Kataoka, Mohamed Ben Mechlia, Anne-Sophie Le Guern, Liliam Rodrigues, Rhomero Assef, Alvino Maestri, Reynaldo Lima, Yolande Rotivel, Valérie Bosch-Castells, Noël Tordo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5031405?pdf=render