Outbreak of vampire bat biting in a Venezuelan village
An outbreak of 154 cases of vampire bat biting in a four-month period in the gold mine of Payapal, a Venezuelan village, is reported. All patients were bitten during the night and the most bites were on their toes. No complication attributed to the bite was reported. Diagnoses of rabies virus made b...
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doaj-a8a148cec416476a9064547448013a262020-11-24T22:52:52ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública0034-89101518-87871996-01-01305483484Outbreak of vampire bat biting in a Venezuelan villageCaraballo H. Alejandro J.An outbreak of 154 cases of vampire bat biting in a four-month period in the gold mine of Payapal, a Venezuelan village, is reported. All patients were bitten during the night and the most bites were on their toes. No complication attributed to the bite was reported. Diagnoses of rabies virus made by means of immunofluorescence were negative. A possible reason for this outbreak may been the development of mining areas, with the inhabitants providing an alternative food source for the bats.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101996000500012ChiropteraBites and stings/epidemiology |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Revista de Saúde Pública |
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An outbreak of 154 cases of vampire bat biting in a four-month period in the gold mine of Payapal, a Venezuelan village, is reported. All patients were bitten during the night and the most bites were on their toes. No complication attributed to the bite was reported. Diagnoses of rabies virus made by means of immunofluorescence were negative. A possible reason for this outbreak may been the development of mining areas, with the inhabitants providing an alternative food source for the bats. |
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