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Desmodus rotundus (Mammalia: Chiroptera) on the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2011
Since the 1990s, attacks by hematophagous bats on humans and domestic animals have been reported both on the continent and on the islands on the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro state.
LM. Costa, CEL. Esbérard
doaj   +2 more sources

Vampire Bats and Wild Boars in Northern Paraná: One Health Perspectives on a Novel Report [PDF]

open access: yesScientifica
Since 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
doaj   +2 more sources

One step closer to a transmissible vaccine for rabies virus.

open access: yesPLoS Biology, 2022
A recent study in PLOS Biology shows that a betaherpesvirus circulating with the vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, could serve as an effective vector for a transmissible vaccine capable of reducing the risk of rabies virus spillover in Peru.
Scott L Nuismer
doaj   +2 more sources

Observaciones sobre el comportamiento del vampiro común (Desmodus rotundus) al alimentarse en condiciones naturales.

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Ciencias Pecuarias
Este trabajo, realizado con equipo especial de sisión nocturna, muestra la conducta y el comportamiento del murciélago hematófago (Desmodus rotundus) cuando se alimenta en condiciones naturales de tres razas de ganado bovino en tres lugares del área de ...
Raúl Flores Crespo   +3 more
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A database of common vampire bat reports

open access: yesScientific Data, 2022
Measurement(s) occurrence report Technology Type(s) digital curation Sample Characteristic - Organism Desmodus rotundus Sample Characteristic - Location North America • South America Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: https ...
Paige Van de Vuurst   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Desmodus rotundus Occurrence Record Database

open access: yes, 2021
The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a hematophagous bat species found across the North, Central, and South American continents. Desmodus rotundus is one of the only tree mammal species exclusively having a sanguivorous diet (i.e., blood).
Juan Luis Allendes (11495810)   +10 more
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Combate ao Desmodus rotundus rotundus (E. Geoffroy,1810) na região cárstica de Cordisburgo e Curvelo, Minas Gerais

open access: yesArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2002
Com o objetivo de avaliar em uma região cárstica o tipo de refúgio, as espécies de morcegos, a população de animais domésticos, as associações interespecíficas nas coabitações com outros mamíferos silvestres suscetíveis à raiva e a eficácia da warfarina ...
E.O. Almeida   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predation of Desmodus rotundus Geoffroy, 1810 (Phyllostomidae, Chiroptera) by Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Boidae, Reptilia) in an Ecuadorian Cave

open access: yesSubterranean Biology, 2016
Bats are mammals of the Order Chiroptera. They are highly adaptable to several habitats and their ecology makes them vulnerable to predators. Bats are a common prey of snakes, but description of this kind of predation are rare.
Sarah Martin-Solano   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Vampire bat reservoir and main transmitter of rabies, a public health problem in Mexico

open access: yesMexican Journal of Medical Research ICSA, 2020
Rabies is considered a re-emerging disease due to increased contact with the reservoir. The vampire bat Desmodus rotundus is the reservoir and main transmitter of this disease.
E. Abigail Amador Martínez
doaj   +1 more source

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