Deforestation and Bovine Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica, 1985-2020.

Autor: Jones, Christie, Vicente-Santos, Amanda, Clennon, Julie A., Gillespie, Thomas R.
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; May2024, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p1039-1042, 4p
Abstrakt: In Latin America, rabies virus has persisted in a cycle between Desmodus rotundus vampire bats and cattle, potentially enhanced by deforestation. We modeled bovine rabies virus outbreaks in Costa Rica relative to land-use indicators and found spatial-temporal relationships among rabies virus outbreaks with deforestation as a predictor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index