An outbreak of vampire bat-transmitted rabies in cattle in northeastern Mexico.
An outbreak of bovine rabies occurred on a ranch when cattle were bitten by vampire bats. Microscopic lesions showed a nonsuppurative encephalitis with intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated viral antigen in the brain, and monoclonal antibodies identified a serotype 1 (vampire strain) of the rabies virus.
Martínez-Burnes
J
J
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, México.
López
A
A
Medellín
J
J
Haines
D
D
Loza
E
E
Martínez
M
M
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000145:classification; D012703:Serotyping