Frugivorous bats in the Colombian Caribbean region are reservoirs of the rabies virus

Frugivorous bats in the Colombian Caribbean region are reservoirs of the rabies virus

Abstract Background Bats are an important ecological group within ecosystems. The rabies virus is a Lyssavirus, and haematophagous bats are the principal reservoir; however, the virus has also been detected in non-haematophagous bats. The objective was to determine the rabies virus in non-haematopha...

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Main Authors: Alfonso Calderón, Camilo Guzmán, Salim Mattar, Virginia Rodríguez, Arles Acosta, Caty Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Chiroptera
Ecosystems
Epidemiology
Public health
Transmission
Zoonoses
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-019-0308-y

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