Common vampire bat attacks on humans in a village of the Amazon region of Brazil Agressões de morcegos hematófagos a pessoas em um povoado da região amazônica do Brasil

• Main Authors: Maria Cristina Schneider (Author), Joan Aron (Author), Carlos Santos-Burgoa (Author), Wilson Uieda (Author), Sílvia Ruiz-Velazco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2001-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Many people in Amazonian communities have reported bat bites in the last decade. Bites by vampire bats can potentially transmit rabies to humans. The objective of this study was to analyze factors associated with bat biting in one of these communities. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a vil...