Rabies prevalence in migratory tree-bats in alberta and the influence of roosting ecology and sampling method on reported prevalence of rabies inbats

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-77

  Klug, Brandon J ^a   Turmelle, Amy S ^b   Ellison, James A ^b   Baerwald, Erin F ^a   Barclay, Robert M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Epidemiology; Hoary bat; Lasionycteris noctivagans; Lasiurus cinereus; Rabies surveillance; Silver haired bat; Turbine related fatalities

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARDOPS NICHOLLSI; CHIROPTERA; LASIONYCTERIS; LASIONYCTERIS NOCTIVAGANS; LASIURUS CINEREUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAT; CANADA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALBERTA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABIES; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952272225     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.1.64     Document Type: Article

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