Knowledge of Bat Rabies and Human Exposure Among United States Cavers
Open Access
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 08 (05) , 532-534
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0805.010290
Abstract
We surveyed cavers who attended the National Speleological Society convention in June 2000. Fifteen percent of respondents did not consider a bat bite a risk for acquiring rabies; only 20% had received preexposure prophylaxis against the disease. An under-appreciation of the risk for rabies from bat bites may explain the preponderance of human rabies viruses caused by variant strains associated with bats in the United States.Keywords
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