Knowledge of Bat Rabies and Human Exposure Among United States Cavers
| Autor: | Robert V. Gibbons, Robert C. Holman, Stephen R. Mosberg, Charles E. Rupprecht |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 532-534 (2002) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid0805.010290 |
| Popis: | We surveyed cavers who attended the National Speleological Society convention in June 2000. Fifteen percent of respondents did not consider a bat bite a risk for acquiring rabies; only 20% had received preexposure prophylaxis against the disease. An under-appreciation of the risk for rabies from bat bites may explain the preponderance of human rabies viruses caused by variant strains associated with bats in the United States. |
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