Bat bites and rabies: the Canadian scene

Bats are susceptible to rabies. Although bats may appear to be asymptomatic carriers of rabies for a few days, eventually they fall ill to the viral infection and die. Two of at least four bat-specific variants of rabies virus in Canada have killed humans. Rabies is usually transmitted by biting, bu...

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Main Authors: M. Brock Fenton, Alan C. Jackson, Paul A. Faure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:FACETS
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Online Access:https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139/facets-2019-0066