Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru

During the past decade, incidence of human infection with rabies virus (RABV) spread by the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) increased considerably in South America, especially in remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, where these bats commonly feed on humans. To better understand the epizooti...

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Main Authors:	Condori-Condori, Rene Edgar, Streicker, Daniel G., Cabezas-Sanchez, Cesar, Velasco-Villa, Andres
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810916/

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spelling	pubmed-38109162013-11-05 Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru Condori-Condori, Rene Edgar Streicker, Daniel G. Cabezas-Sanchez, Cesar Velasco-Villa, Andres Research During the past decade, incidence of human infection with rabies virus (RABV) spread by the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) increased considerably in South America, especially in remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, where these bats commonly feed on humans. To better understand the epizootiology of rabies associated with vampire bats, we used complete sequences of the nucleoprotein gene to infer phylogenetic relationships among 157 RABV isolates collected from humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, including bats, in Peru during 2002–2007. This analysis revealed distinct geographic structuring that indicates that RABVs spread gradually and involve different vampire bat subpopulations with different transmission cycles. Three putative new RABV lineages were found in 3 non–vampire bat species that may represent new virus reservoirs. Detection of novel RABV variants and accurate identification of reservoir hosts are critically important for the prevention and control of potential virus transmission, especially to humans. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3810916/ http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1909.130083 Text en
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author	Condori-Condori, Rene Edgar Streicker, Daniel G. Cabezas-Sanchez, Cesar Velasco-Villa, Andres
spellingShingle	Condori-Condori, Rene Edgar Streicker, Daniel G. Cabezas-Sanchez, Cesar Velasco-Villa, Andres Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru
author_facet	Condori-Condori, Rene Edgar Streicker, Daniel G. Cabezas-Sanchez, Cesar Velasco-Villa, Andres
author_sort	Condori-Condori, Rene Edgar
title	Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru
title_short	Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru
title_full	Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru
title_fullStr	Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru
title_full_unstemmed	Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru
title_sort	enzootic and epizootic rabies associated with vampire bats, peru
description	During the past decade, incidence of human infection with rabies virus (RABV) spread by the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) increased considerably in South America, especially in remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, where these bats commonly feed on humans. To better understand the epizootiology of rabies associated with vampire bats, we used complete sequences of the nucleoprotein gene to infer phylogenetic relationships among 157 RABV isolates collected from humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, including bats, in Peru during 2002–2007. This analysis revealed distinct geographic structuring that indicates that RABVs spread gradually and involve different vampire bat subpopulations with different transmission cycles. Three putative new RABV lineages were found in 3 non–vampire bat species that may represent new virus reservoirs. Detection of novel RABV variants and accurate identification of reservoir hosts are critically important for the prevention and control of potential virus transmission, especially to humans.
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
publishDate	2013
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810916/
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Enzootic and Epizootic Rabies Associated with Vampire Bats, Peru

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