Human rabies and rabies in vampire and nonvampire bat species, southeastern Peru, 2007

Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Alicia Vásquez, Christian Albújar, Carolina Guevara, V. Alberto Laguna-Torres, Milagros Salazar, Hernan Zamalloa, Marcia Cáceres, Jorge Gómez-Benavides, Victor Pacheco, Carlos Contreras, Tadeusz Kochel, Michael Niezgoda, Felix R. Jackson, Andres Velasco-Villa, Charles Rupprecht, Joel M. Montgomery

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

42 Scopus citations

Abstract

After a human rabies outbreak in southeastern Peru, we collected bats to estimate the prevalence of rabies in various species. Among 165 bats from 6 genera and 10 species, 10.3% were antibody positive; antibody prevalence was similar in vampire and nonvampire bats. Thus, nonvampire bats may also be a source for human rabies in Peru.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1308-1310
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume15
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2009

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Human rabies and rabies in vampire and nonvampire bat species, southeastern Peru, 2007'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this