Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: An emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America?

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-269

  Schneider, Maria Cristina ^a   Romijn, Phyllis Catharina ^b,c   Uieda, Wilson ^d   Tamayo, Hugo ^a   Da Silva, Daniela Fernandes ^a   Belotto, Albino ^a   Da Silva, Jarbas Barbosa ^a   Leanes, Luis Fernando ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Neuroscience of Exercise Laboratory LaNEx Iguaçu University   (Brazil)

^c Federal Rural of Rio de Janeiro University   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon region; Latin America; Rabies epidemiology; Rabies prevention and control; Rabies transmission

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RABIES;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

DESMODUS ROTUNDUS;

EID: 67651111635     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000300010     Document Type: Article

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