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natural history and public health implications
xv, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Rabies: disease and nature of the infective process -- General nature of the disease -- Rabies in terrestrial animals -- Rabies in humans -- 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 -- 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.
(cont) Control of rabies in wild bat populations -- 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.