학술논문

Human Rabies: A reemerging Disease in Costa Rica?
Document Type
Article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jun2003, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p721. 3p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Maps.
Subject
*RABIES
*VIRUS diseases
*RABIES virus
*RHABDOVIRUSES
*DESMODUS rotundus
Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
Identifies two human rabies cases caused by a bat-associated virus variant in Costa Rica in September 2001. Duration of the absence of the disease in humans; Characterization of the rabies viruses from the patients; Identification of the hematophagous Vampire Bat, Desmodus rotundus, as the reservoir and a sick cat as the vector.