Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in Desmodus rotundus (common vampire bat) and Histiotus montanus (small big-eared brown bat) from Chile.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106206
Abstract: The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is transmitted by infected feces or consumption of blood-sucking triatomine insects to several mammalian orders including Chiroptera. In Chile, the distribution of several insectivorous and… read more here.
Keywords: bat; cruzi dna; cruzi; desmodus rotundus ... See more keywords
Social effects of rabies infection in male vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus)
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0298
Abstract: Rabies virus (RABV) transmitted by the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) poses a threat to agricultural development and public health throughout the Neotropics. The ecology and evolution of rabies host-pathogen dynamics are influenced by two… read more here.
Keywords: desmodus rotundus; vampire; social effects; behavioral changes ... See more keywords
The spermatogenic process of the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus under a histomorphometric view
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173856
Abstract: Among all bat species, Desmodus rotundus stands out as one of the most intriguing due to its exclusively haematophagous feeding habits. However, little is known about their spermatogenic cycle. This study aimed at describing the… read more here.
Keywords: vampire; microscopy; spermatogenic process; process ... See more keywords
Virome analysis of two sympatric bat species (Desmodus rotundus and Molossus molossus) in French Guiana
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186943
Abstract: Environmental disturbances in the Neotropics (e.g., deforestation, agriculture intensification, urbanization) contribute to an increasing risk of cross-species transmission of microorganisms and to disease outbreaks due to changing ecosystems of reservoir hosts. Although Amazonia encompasses the… read more here.
Keywords: bat species; diversity; bat; species desmodus ... See more keywords
Younger vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are more likely than adults to explore novel objects
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196889
Abstract: The effects of age on neophobia and exploration are best described in birds and primates, and broader comparisons require reports from other taxa. Here we present data showing age-dependent exploration in a long-lived social species,… read more here.
Keywords: vampire; novel objects; exploration; age ... See more keywords
Yellow fever virus investigation in tissues of vampire bats Desmodus rotundus during a wild yellow fever outbreak in Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4120107
Abstract: In the last decade a large outbreak of Yellow Fever (YF) has been observed in Brazilian Atlantic Forest region, traditionally a non-endemic area. In this scenario, the role of wild mammal species as YF reservoirs… read more here.
Keywords: desmodus rotundus; brazilian atlantic; yellow fever; atlantic forest ... See more keywords
Serological Surveillance of Rabies in Free-Range and Captive Common Vampire Bats Desmodus rotundus
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.681423
Abstract: The control of vampire bat rabies (VBR) in Brazil is based on the culling of Desmodus rotundus and the surveillance of outbreaks caused by D. rotundus in cattle and humans in addition to vaccination of… read more here.
Keywords: rotundus; surveillance rabies; desmodus rotundus; vampire bats ... See more keywords
Geographic Distribution of Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) Shelters: Implications for the Spread of Rabies Virus to Cattle in Southeastern Brazil
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11080942
Abstract: Desmodus rotundus bats show a complex social structure and developed adaptive characteristics, considered key features of a pathogen disseminator, such as the rabies virus, among bats and other mammals, including cattle and humans. Our aim… read more here.
Keywords: bovine rabies; desmodus rotundus; rotundus; rabies virus ... See more keywords