characterized the occurrence of the disease and demonstrated its endemic nature in this
country. In Costa Rica, as in other countries in Latin America, hematophagous vampire bats
are the primary wildlife vectors transmitting the rabies virus to cattle herds. Between 1985
and 2014, a total of 78 outbreaks of bovine rabies was reported in Costa Rica, with
documented cases of 723 dead cattle. Of cattle outbreaks, 82% occurred between 0 and 500 …