High diversity of rabies viruses associated with insectivorous bats in Argentina: presence of several independent enzootics.

BACKGROUND: Rabies is a fatal infection of the central nervous system primarily transmitted by rabid animal bites. Rabies virus (RABV) circulates through two different epidemiological cycles: terrestrial and aerial, where dogs, foxes or skunks and bats, respectively, act as the most relevant reservo...

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Main Authors: Carolina Piñero, Federico Gury Dohmen, Fernando Beltran, Leila Martinez, Laura Novaro, Susana Russo, Gustavo Palacios, Daniel M Cisterna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3348165?pdf=render