Risk for rabies transmission from encounters with bats, Colorado, 1977-1996.

Pape, W. J.; Fitzsimmons, T. D.; Hoffman, R. E.

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Risk for rabies transmission from encounters with bats, Colorado, 1977-1996.

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1999 May-Jun
By Pape, W. J. ; Fitzsimmons, T. D. ; Hoffman, R. E.

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Pape, W. J. ; Fitzsimmons, T. D. ; Hoffman, R. E.
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To assess the risk for rabies transmission to humans by bats, we analyzed the prevalence of rabies in bats that encountered humans from 1977 to 1996 and characterized the bat-human encounters. Rabies was diagnosed in 685 (15%) of 4,470 bats tested. The prevalence of rabies in bats that bit humans was 2.1 times higher than in bats that did not bite humans. At least a third of the encounters were preventable.
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Animals Bites And Stings Chiroptera Humans Prevalence Rabies Risk Factors Zoonoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 5(3):433-437.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Colorado
Location:

North America
Volume:

5
Issue:

3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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