Rabies is an acute, progressive encephalitis caused by a lyssavirus, with the highest case
fatality of any conventional infectious disease. More than 17 different lyssaviruses have …

As countries with endemic canine rabies progress towards elimination by 2030, it will
become necessary to employ techniques to help plan, monitor, and confirm canine rabies …

Rabies is an ancient neglected tropical disease that causes tens of thousands of human
deaths and millions of cattle deaths annually. In order to develop a new vaccine for potential …

Introduction In addition to the commonly accepted importance of the vampire bat in the
maintenance and transmission of the rabies virus (RABV) in South America, RABV infection …

During the 20th century parenteral vaccination of dogs at central-point locations was the
foundation of successful canine rabies elimination programs in numerous countries …

Certain bat species serve as natural reservoirs for pathogens in several key viral families
including henipa-, lyssa-, corona-, and filoviruses, which may pose serious threats to human …

Featuring contributions from specialists in related research areas, this book presents expert
summaries on state-of-the-art diagnostic approaches for major animal viral pathogens, with …

Background Rabies is a fatal encephalitis caused by rabies virus, of the genus Lyssavirus.
The principal reservoir for rabies in Latin America is the common vampire bat (Desmodus …

Background Bat rabies surveillance data and risk factors for rabies spillover without human
cases have been evaluated in Curitiba, the ninth biggest city in Brazil, during a 6-year period …

Rabies virus (RABV) is the only lyssavirus known to be present within the Caribbean. The
island of Trinidad, is richly diverse in chiropteran fauna and endemic for bat-transmitted …