Potential force of infection of human rabies transmitted by vampire bats in the Amazonian region of Brazil

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Autor(es): dc.contributorInstituto Nacional de Salud Publica-
Autor(es): dc.contributorJohns Hopkins Sch. of Public Health-
Autor(es): dc.contributorJohns Hopkins School of Medicine-
Autor(es): dc.contributorCiudad Universitaria-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSchneider, Maria Cristina-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSantos-Burgoa, Carlos-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAron, Joan-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMunoz, Beatriz-
Autor(es): dc.creatorRuiz-Velazco, Silvia-
Autor(es): dc.creatorUieda, Wilson-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T20:22:35Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T20:22:35Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-04-28-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-04-28-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued1996-01-01-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.680-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/224047-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/224047-
Descrição: dc.descriptionHuman rabies transmitted by bats has acquired greater epidemiologic relevance in various Latin American countries, just when cases transmitted by dogs have decreased. Concern has been heightened by reports of increased rates of bats biting humans in villages in the Amazonian region of Brazil. The aim of the present work was to estimate the potential force of infection (per capita rate at which susceptible individuals acquire infection) of human rabies transmitted by the common vampire bat if the rabies virus were to be introduced to a colony of bats close to a village with a high rate of human bites. The potential force of infection could be then used to anticipate the size of a rabies outbreak in control programs. We present an estimator of potential incidence, adapted from models for malaria. To obtain some of the parameters for the equation, a cross sectional survey was conducted in Mina Nova, a village of gold prospectors in the Amazonian region of Brazil with high rates of bates biting humans. Bats were captured near dwellings and sent to The Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory at the Center for Control of Zoonoses (Sao Paulo, Brazil) to be examined. To estimate the force of infection, a hypothetical rabies outbreak among bats was simulated using the actual data obtained in the study area. Of 129 people interviewed, 23.33% had been attacked by a vampire bat during the year prior to the study, with an average of 2.8 bites per attacked person. Males (29.41%) were attacked more often than females (11.36%); also, adults (29.35%) were attacked more often than children (8.33%). None of the 12 bats captured in Mina Nova tested positive for rabies, but the force of infection for a hypothetical outbreak was estimated to be 0.0096 per person per year. This risk represents 0.96 cases per 100 area residents, giving an incidence of 1.54 cases of bat-transmitted human rabies per year in the village of Mina Nova (160 inhabitants). The estimated risk is comparable with what has been observed in similar Brazilian villages.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionInstituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Av. Universidad 655, Cuernavaca MO 62508-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartment of Population Dynamics Johns Hopkins Sch. of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-
Descrição: dc.descriptionWilmer 129 Department of Ophthalmology Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-
Descrição: dc.descriptionInst. Invest. Matemat. Aplicadas Y. Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de Mexico, DF 045190-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociencias Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP 18618-000-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociencias Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP 18618-000-
Formato: dc.format680-684-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene-
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Título: dc.titlePotential force of infection of human rabies transmitted by vampire bats in the Amazonian region of Brazil-
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