Using host traits to predict reservoir host species of rabies virus.

• Main Authors: Katherine E L Worsley-Tonks (Author), Luis E Escobar (Author), Roman Biek (Author), Mariana Castaneda-Guzman (Author), Meggan E Craft (Author), Daniel G Streicker (Author), Lauren A White (Author), Nicholas M Fountain-Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Wildlife are important reservoirs for many pathogens, yet the role that different species play in pathogen maintenance frequently remains unknown. This is the case for rabies, a viral disease of mammals. While Carnivora (carnivores) and Chiroptera (bats) are the canonical mammalian orders known to b...