Human Rabies by Secondary Transmission in Argentina, 2021

Rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by the rabies virus (RABV) that causes fatal encephalitis in mammals. Bats can transmit the disease to urban canines and felines, which rarely infect humans, establishing a secondary link. The last case of human rabies in Argentina was transmitted by a dog in 2008...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Firpo, Soledad, Piccirilli, María Guadalupe, Urizar, Rogelio, Vitta, Nicolas, Hirmas Riade, Stella Maris, Leguizamón, Constanza, Vico, María Lorena, Martínez, Gustavo, Beltrán, Fernando J., Cisterna, Daniel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8947700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35323184
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases10010017
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Sumario:Rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by the rabies virus (RABV) that causes fatal encephalitis in mammals. Bats can transmit the disease to urban canines and felines, which rarely infect humans, establishing a secondary link. The last case of human rabies in Argentina was transmitted by a dog in 2008. We present the first case of human rabies originating from an insectivorous bat, Tadarida brasiliensis, transmitted by a feral cat in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

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