Bat rabies surveillance in France: first report of unusual mortality among serotine bats
Abstract Background Rabies is a fatal viral encephalitic disease that is caused by lyssaviruses which can affect all mammals, including human and bats. In Europe, bat rabies cases are attributed to five different lyssavirus species, the majority of rabid bats being attributed to European bat 1 lyssa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1303-1 |