An outbreak of bat-transmitted human rabies in a village in the Brazilian Amazon Surto de rabia humana transmitida por murciélagos en poblado del Amazona Brasilero Surto de raiva humana transmitida por morcegos em povoado da Amazônia brasileira

An outbreak of bat-transmitted human rabies in a village in the Brazilian Amazon Surto de rabia humana transmitida por murciélagos en poblado del Amazona Brasilero Surto de raiva humana transmitida por morcegos em povoado da Amazônia brasileira

During 45 days without electrical power, 57 individuals (8.7% of the population) from the village of Antônio Dino (municipality of Turiaçu, Northeastern Brazil) were attacked by bats and 16 died from human rabies. The aim of the study was to analyze the factors associated with bat attacks and the de...

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Main Authors: Wellington da Silva Mendes, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Romerito Fonseca Neiva, Nicolle Matos Costa, Maressa Soares de Assis, Priscila Maria Oliveira Vidigal, Maria dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco, Maria da Graça Lírio Leite, Jakeline Maria Trinta Rios, José Orlando Sousa Martins, Salim Jorge Waquin Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-12-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Raiva
Reservatórios de Doenças
Quirópteros
Surtos de Doenças
Vigilância Epidemiológica
Zoonoses
Rabies
Disease Reservoirs
Chiroptera
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemiologic Surveillance
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