Thursday 21 December 2017

Vampire bat rabies kills hundreds of cattle a year in Peru

(PLOS) The vampire bat is known to be the principle reservoir of rabies throughout Latin America, yet the burden of vampire bat-transmitted rabies on human lives and livestock has been largely anecdotal. Now, researchers have calculated that, in Peru, more than 500 cattle a year die of rabies. The new study, which also detailed risk factors, appears in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2kX87Oz

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