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Knowledge of Bat Rabies and Human Exposure Among United States Cavers
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May 2002
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 8(5):532-534.
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Language:English
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We surveyed cavers who attended the National Speleological Society convention in June 2000. Fifteen percent of respondents did not consider a bat bite a risk for acquiring rabies; only 20% had received preexposure prophylaxis against the disease. An under-appreciation of the risk for rabies from bat bites may explain the preponderance of human rabies viruses caused by variant strains associated with bats in the United States.
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