e-Article
Detection of rabies viral neutralizing antibodies in the Puerto Rican Brachyphylla cavernarum
Document Type
article
Source
Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2020)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2000-8686
20008686
20008686
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if Puerto Rican bats had previous exposure to rabies virus based on viral neutralizing antibodies. Our results demonstrate that 6.5% of the bats in this study had some exposure to rabies virus. The route of exposure is unknown but may have occurred following interaction with a rabid terrestrial animal or an unidentified bat rabies virus.