RABIES IN MEXICAN Desmodus rotundus: LINKING ECOLOGICAL AND GENETIC DATA
Rabies is a lethal zoonotic encephalomyelitis, the main reservoir and current vector of which in Latin America is the bat Desmodus rotundus (D. rotundus). Although Mexico has eradicated human rabies transmitted by dogs, the rabies virus (RV) in wildlife continues to pose a risk to public and animal health.
