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xv, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents: Section 1. Rabies: disease and nature of the infective process: General nature of the disease. Rabies in terrestrial animals. Rabies in humans -- Section 2. Vampire bats and rabies in Latin America: Vampire bats and bovine paralytic rabies. Rabies and the bats of Latin America. Vampire bats of the American tropics. Clinical manifestations of rabies in the vampire bat. Epizootiology of vampire-bat rabies. Human exposure to rabies of vampire-bat origin. Methods in the control of vampire-bat rabies -- Section 3. Insectivorous bats and rabies in North America: Prevalence and distribution of rabies in insectivorous bats. Clinical manifestations of rabies in insectivorous bats. Maintenance of enzootic rabies in insectivorous bats. Airborne transmission of rabies virus. Viral transmission studies and retrospective analyses. Monoclonal antibody characterization of bat-rabies isolates. Insectivorous bats and rabies in Canada. Human exposure to rabies virus of insectivorous-bat origin. Human rabies of insectivorous-bat origin. Management of unwanted bats in the home. |
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Contents: (cont) Control of rabies in wild bat populations -- Section 4. Rabies infection in Old World bats: Rabies and the rabies-related viruses of Africa. Rabies-related viruses from bats in Europe and Asia. Public health concerns. Bat rabies and the general public. Concerns in cave exploration. |