Rabies Virus RNA in Naturally Infected Vampire Bats, Northeastern Brazil
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Jacob Brenner, Chris Oura, Itai Asis, Sushila Maan, Dani Elad, Narender Maan, Orly Friedgut, Kyriaki Nomikou, Ditza Rotenberg, Valizar Bumbarov, Peter Mertens, Hagai Yadin, and Carrie Batten Author affi liations: Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel (J. Brenner, D. Elad, O. Friedgut, D. Rotenberg, V. Bumbarov, H. Yadin); Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, UK (C. Oura, S. Maan, N. Maan, K. Nomikou, P. Mertens, C. Batten); and Hachacklait, Caesarea, Israel (I. Asis)
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Outbreak of aggressions and transmission of rabies in human beings by vampire bats in northeastern Brazil.
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