Human Rabies and Rabies in Vampire and Nonvampire Bat Species, Southeastern Peru, 2007

Human Rabies and Rabies in Vampire and Nonvampire Bat Species, Southeastern Peru, 2007

After a human rabies outbreak in southeastern Peru, we collected bats to estimate the prevalence of rabies in various species. Among 165 bats from 6 genera and 10 species, 10.3% were antibody positive; antibody prevalence was similar in vampire and nonvampire bats. Thus, nonvampire bats may also be...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Alicia Vásquez, Christian Albújar, Carolina Guevara, Alberto Laguna-Torres, Milagros Salazar, Hernan Zamalloa, Marcia Cáceres, Jorge Gómez-Benavides, Victor Pacheco, Carlos Contreras, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Michael Niezgoda, Felix R. Jackson, Andres Velasco-Villa, Charles E. Rupprecht, Joel M. Montgomery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rabies virus
rabies
viruses
outbreak investigation
reservoir
vampire bats
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/08-1522_article

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