Anticoagulants for the Control of the Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) [PDF]
Zoonoses and Public HealthABSTRACTBackgroundIn Latin America, there is a high incidence of vampire bat‐transmitted rabies in cattle causing increased mortality of livestock, which heavily impacts the agricultural sector. Anticoagulants‐based control methods for the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) have been employed continuously since the 1970s with various methods of ...
Soler-Tovar Diego
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First detection of adenovirus in the vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in Brazil [PDF]
Virus Genes, 2013 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) This paper describes the first detection of adenovirus in a Brazilian Desmodus rotundus bat, the common vampire bat. As part of a continuous rabies surveillance program, three bat specimens were captured in Southern Brazil.
Ana Franco +2 more
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Mammalian Species, 1983 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Greenhall, Arthur M. +3 more
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A coronavirus detected in the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008 This article reports on the identification of a group 2 coronavirus (BatCoV DR/2007) in a Desmodus rotundus vampire bat in Brazil. Phylogenetic analysis of ORF1b revealed that BatCoV DR/2007 originates from a unique lineage in the archetypical group 2 ...
Paulo Eduardo Brandão +8 more
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Assessing sexual dimorphism in the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus. [PDF]
PLoS OneSexual dimorphism in bats is understudied, with conflicting evidence across species and geographic regions. For Desmodus rotundus , the common vampire bat, previous reports on morphological sex differences have been inconsistent. This study aimed to assess sexual dimorphism in
Cifuentes-Rincon A +7 more
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Virome analysis of Desmodus rotundus tissue samples from the Amazon region [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Bats are renowned for harboring a high viral diversity, their characteristics contribute to emerging infectious diseases. However, environmental and anthropic factors also play a significant role in the emergence of zoonotic viruses ...
Nádia K. Albuquerque +6 more
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A preliminary assessment of population genetic structure of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in Colombia [PDF]
PeerJRabies virus (RABV) is a neglected tropical pathogen in Latin America predominantly transmitted to mammals by the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus). Transmission of RABV among D.
Paige Van de Vuurst +9 more
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Future climate change and the distributional shift of the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus [PDF]
Scientific ReportsInteractions among humans, livestock, and wildlife within disturbed ecosystems, such as those impacted by climate change, can facilitate pathogen spillover transmission and increase disease emergence risks.
Paige Van de Vuurst +2 more
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Ultraestructura del Testículo del Vampiro (Desmodus Rotundus)
Revista de Ciencias, 1993 Se describe la ultraestructura del testículo adulto del vampiro (Desmodus rotundus) como paso previo al estudio de su permeabilidad a la peroxidasa de rábano.
Elizaheth Peña T.
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Vampire Bats and Wild Boars in Northern Paraná: One Health Perspectives on a Novel Report [PDF]
ScientificaSince its introduction to the Americas in the early 20th century, the wild boar (Sus scrofa) has affected Brazilian ecosystems and may have contributed to the spread of zoonotic diseases, especially rabies.
João Gabriel Feriato do Nascimento +5 more
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