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Extended Incubation Period of Rabies Virus in a Captive Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Rabies virus incubation in bats is typically less than 180 days, yet longer incubation periods have been described. We report a 267-day incubation in a big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) exposed to rabies virus before entering our captive colony.

Source: Journal of Wildlife Diseases

DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.2.508

Authors: April D. Davis, Michelle Dupuis, Robert J. Rudd

Institutions: New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center

Language: English

Topic: Rabies epidemiology and control

Subfield: Virology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases