Observations of sylvatic rabies in Northern Argentina during outbreaks of paralytic cattle rabies transmitted by vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus).

Autor: Delpietro HA; Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, Posadas, Argentina. hadelpietro@arnet.com.ar, Lord RD, Russo RG, Gury-Dhomen F
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of wildlife diseases [J Wildl Dis] 2009 Oct; Vol. 45 (4), pp. 1169-73.
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.4.1169
Abstrakt: During rabies outbreaks in cattle (paralytic rabies) in Argentina associated with the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus, rabies was observed in marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus), red brocket deer (Mazama americana), capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), savanna fox (Cerdocyon thous), and great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus). Rabies could constitute a threat to the survival of marsh deer in places where they live in small groups, and infection of both great fruit-eating bats and savanna fox represent a risk for humans; both species exhibit aggressiveness and fury when infected.
Databáze: MEDLINE