Frugivorous bats in the Colombian Caribbean region are reservoirs of the rabies virus.

Alfonso Calderon Camilo Guzmán Salim Mattar Velilla Virginia Rodríguez-Rodríguez Arles Acosta Caty Martínez

Published in: Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials (2019)

This is the first evidence of natural infection of the rabies virus in frugivorous bats in the Colombian Caribbean area; this result is important for the surveillance and control of rabies.

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public health
disease virus