First Case of Human Rabies in Chile Caused by an Insectivorous Bat Virus Variant

The first human rabies case in Chile since 1972 occurred in March 1996 in a patient without history of known exposure. Antigenic and genetic characterization of the rabies isolate indicated that its reservoir was the insectivorous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. This is the first human rabies case caused...

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Autores principales: Favi, Myriam, de Mattos, Carlos A., Yung, Verónica, Chala, Evelyn, López, Luis R., de Mattos, Cecilia C.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11799754
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0801.010108
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author Favi, Myriam
de Mattos, Carlos A.
Yung, Verónica
Chala, Evelyn
López, Luis R.
de Mattos, Cecilia C.
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description The first human rabies case in Chile since 1972 occurred in March 1996 in a patient without history of known exposure. Antigenic and genetic characterization of the rabies isolate indicated that its reservoir was the insectivorous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. This is the first human rabies case caused by an insectivorous bat rabies virus variant reported in Latin America.
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spelling pubmed-27302712009-09-16 First Case of Human Rabies in Chile Caused by an Insectivorous Bat Virus Variant Favi, Myriam de Mattos, Carlos A. Yung, Verónica Chala, Evelyn López, Luis R. de Mattos, Cecilia C. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch The first human rabies case in Chile since 1972 occurred in March 1996 in a patient without history of known exposure. Antigenic and genetic characterization of the rabies isolate indicated that its reservoir was the insectivorous bat Tadarida brasiliensis. This is the first human rabies case caused by an insectivorous bat rabies virus variant reported in Latin America. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2730271/ /pubmed/11799754 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0801.010108 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Favi, Myriam
de Mattos, Carlos A.
Yung, Verónica
Chala, Evelyn
López, Luis R.
de Mattos, Cecilia C.
First Case of Human Rabies in Chile Caused by an Insectivorous Bat Virus Variant
title First Case of Human Rabies in Chile Caused by an Insectivorous Bat Virus Variant
title_full First Case of Human Rabies in Chile Caused by an Insectivorous Bat Virus Variant
title_fullStr First Case of Human Rabies in Chile Caused by an Insectivorous Bat Virus Variant
title_full_unstemmed First Case of Human Rabies in Chile Caused by an Insectivorous Bat Virus Variant
title_short First Case of Human Rabies in Chile Caused by an Insectivorous Bat Virus Variant
title_sort first case of human rabies in chile caused by an insectivorous bat virus variant
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11799754
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0801.010108
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