Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas

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Autor(a) principal: Dantas-Torres,F.
Data de Publicação: 2008
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000200002
Resumo: Bats are very interesting animals: they are the unique flying mammals, have developed a highly sophisticated echolocation system, and have become specialized to eat different types of diets. Hematophagous (vampire) bats are those specialized to feed solely on blood and have served as a source of inspiration for researchers as well as for writers. Vampire bat attacks on humans have moved from the realm of science fiction to reality in Latin America and bats (including non-hematophagous ones) have assumed an important role in the transmission of rabies virus to humans. This article discusses the emerging role of bats as rabies virus transmitters, with particular emphasis on the role of hematophagous bats in the epidemiology of human rabies in Latin America. Possible reasons associated with the increasing risk of exposure to bats in this region are also discussed.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
title Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
spellingShingle Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
Dantas-Torres,F.
rabies
epidemiology
disease transmission
Chiroptera
title_short Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
title_full Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
title_fullStr Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
title_full_unstemmed Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
title_sort Bats and their role in human rabies epidemiology in the Americas
author Dantas-Torres,F.
author_facet Dantas-Torres,F.
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Dantas-Torres,F.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv rabies
epidemiology
disease transmission
Chiroptera
topic rabies
epidemiology
disease transmission
Chiroptera
description Bats are very interesting animals: they are the unique flying mammals, have developed a highly sophisticated echolocation system, and have become specialized to eat different types of diets. Hematophagous (vampire) bats are those specialized to feed solely on blood and have served as a source of inspiration for researchers as well as for writers. Vampire bat attacks on humans have moved from the realm of science fiction to reality in Latin America and bats (including non-hematophagous ones) have assumed an important role in the transmission of rabies virus to humans. This article discusses the emerging role of bats as rabies virus transmitters, with particular emphasis on the role of hematophagous bats in the epidemiology of human rabies in Latin America. Possible reasons associated with the increasing risk of exposure to bats in this region are also discussed.
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