Geographic Translocation of Bats: Known and Potential Problems

Natural, accidental, and intentional translocation of bats, both intra- and intercontinentally, has been documented. Some bats have been translocated while incubating infectious diseases, including rabies or related lyssavirus infections; others have escaped confinement en route to or at their desti...

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Autor principal: Constantine, Denny G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12533276
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.020104
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description Natural, accidental, and intentional translocation of bats, both intra- and intercontinentally, has been documented. Some bats have been translocated while incubating infectious diseases, including rabies or related lyssavirus infections; others have escaped confinement en route to or at their destinations, while others have been released deliberately. Known events and potential consequences of bat translocation are reviewed, including a proposed solution to the attendant problems.
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spelling pubmed-28737592010-05-24 Geographic Translocation of Bats: Known and Potential Problems Constantine, Denny G. Emerg Infect Dis Perspective Natural, accidental, and intentional translocation of bats, both intra- and intercontinentally, has been documented. Some bats have been translocated while incubating infectious diseases, including rabies or related lyssavirus infections; others have escaped confinement en route to or at their destinations, while others have been released deliberately. Known events and potential consequences of bat translocation are reviewed, including a proposed solution to the attendant problems. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2873759/ /pubmed/12533276 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.020104 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.
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Geographic Translocation of Bats: Known and Potential Problems
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title_full_unstemmed Geographic Translocation of Bats: Known and Potential Problems
title_short Geographic Translocation of Bats: Known and Potential Problems
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873759/
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