Title
Human rabies and rabies in vampire and nonvampire bat species, southeastern Peru, 2007
Date Issued
2009
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Vásquez A.
Guevara C.
Salazar M.
Zamalloa H.
Cáceres M.
Gómez-Benavides J.
Contreras C.
Kochel T.
Niezgoda M.
Jackson F.R.
Velasco-Villa A.
Rupprecht C.
Montgomery J.M.
US Naval Medical Research Center Detachment
US Naval Medical Research Center Detachment
US Naval Medical Research Center Detachment
Abstract
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 a source for human rabies in Peru.
Start page
1308
End page
1310
Volume
15
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-68049100315
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus