Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America?
Human rabies transmitted by vampire bats reached new heights in Latin America in 2005. A total of 55 human cases were reported in several outbreaks, 41 of them in the Amazon region of Brazil. Peru and Brazil had the highest number of reported cases from 1975 to 2006. In Peru, outbreaks involving mor...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3eadb1b802b147349953b6ccd2f02074 2023-05-15T15:05:04+02:00 Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? Maria Cristina Schneider Phyllis Catharina Romijn Wilson Uieda Hugo Tamayo Daniela Fernandes da Silva Albino Belotto Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Luis Fernando Leanes 2009-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/s1020-49892009000300010 https://doaj.org/article/3eadb1b802b147349953b6ccd2f02074 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000300010&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 1020-4989 doi:10.1590/s1020-49892009000300010 https://doaj.org/article/3eadb1b802b147349953b6ccd2f02074 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 25, Iss 3, Pp 260-269 (2009) Rabia epidemiología transmisión ecosistema amazónico prevención y control América Latina Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/s1020-49892009000300010 2022-12-30T22:56:58Z Human rabies transmitted by vampire bats reached new heights in Latin America in 2005. A total of 55 human cases were reported in several outbreaks, 41 of them in the Amazon region of Brazil. Peru and Brazil had the highest number of reported cases from 1975 to 2006. In Peru, outbreaks involving more than 20 cases of bat-transmitted human rabies were reported during the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, a smaller number of cases were reported from outbreaks in Brazil. A comparison of data from field studies conducted in Brazil in 2005 with those from the previous decade suggests similar bat-bite situations at the local level. The objective of this study was to review the epidemiological situation and, on the basis of this information, discuss possible factors associated with the outbreaks. Prevention and control measures already recommended for dealing with this problem are also reviewed, and some further suggestions are provided. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 25 3 |
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Human rabies transmitted by vampire bats reached new heights in Latin America in 2005. A total of 55 human cases were reported in several outbreaks, 41 of them in the Amazon region of Brazil. Peru and Brazil had the highest number of reported cases from 1975 to 2006. In Peru, outbreaks involving more than 20 cases of bat-transmitted human rabies were reported during the 1980s and 1990s. During this period, a smaller number of cases were reported from outbreaks in Brazil. A comparison of data from field studies conducted in Brazil in 2005 with those from the previous decade suggests similar bat-bite situations at the local level. The objective of this study was to review the epidemiological situation and, on the basis of this information, discuss possible factors associated with the outbreaks. Prevention and control measures already recommended for dealing with this problem are also reviewed, and some further suggestions are provided. |
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Maria Cristina Schneider Phyllis Catharina Romijn Wilson Uieda Hugo Tamayo Daniela Fernandes da Silva Albino Belotto Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Luis Fernando Leanes |
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Maria Cristina Schneider Phyllis Catharina Romijn Wilson Uieda Hugo Tamayo Daniela Fernandes da Silva Albino Belotto Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Luis Fernando Leanes |
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Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? |
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Rabies transmitted by vampire bats to humans: an emerging zoonotic disease in Latin America? |
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