Deforestation and Bovine Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica, 1985–2020

Jones, Christie; Vicente-Santos, Amanda; Clennon, Julie A.; Gillespie, Thomas R.

doi:10.3201/eid3005.230927

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Deforestation and Bovine Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica, 1985–2020

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5 2024
By Jones, Christie ; Vicente-Santos, Amanda ; Clennon, Julie A. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Jones, Christie ; Vicente-Santos, Amanda ; Clennon, Julie A. ; Gillespie, Thomas R.
Description:

In Latin America, rabies virus has persisted in a cycle between Desmodus rotundus vampire bats and cattle, potentially enhanced by deforestation. We modeled bovine rabies virus outbreaks in Costa Rica relative to land-use indicators and found spatial-temporal relationships among rabies virus outbreaks with deforestation as a predictor.
Subjects:

Animals Cattle Cattle Diseases Chiroptera Conservation Of Natural Resources Disease Outbreaks History, 21st Century Rabies Rabies Virus
Keywords:

Agriculture Chiropteran Conservation Costa Rica Desmodus Rotundus Lyssavirus Rabies Viruses Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(5):1039-1042
Pubmed ID:

38666690
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC11060472
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Research Letter
Place as Subject:

Costa Rica
Volume:

30
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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