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the serological prevalence of rabies virus-neutralizing antibodies in the bat population on the caribbean island of trinidad.	: rabies virus (rabv) is the only lyssavirus known to be present within the caribbean. the island of trinidad, is richly diverse in chiropteran fauna and endemic for bat-transmitted rabies with low rabv isolation rates observed in this population. we aimed to determine the seroprevalence of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies (rvna) in light of spatio-temporal and bat demographic factors to infer the extent of natural exposure to rabv in the trinidadian bat population. rvna titers were determin ...	2020	32033370
current knowledge and ecological and human impact variables involved in the distribution of the dengue virus by bats in the americas.	dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (denv), is one of the most important reemerging viral diseases transmitted by arthropods worldwide. denv is maintained in nature in two transmission cycles: urban and sylvatic. the latter has only been recorded in africa and asia and involves nonhuman primates as natural hosts, although it has been suggested that other mammals may play a secondary role as potential reservoir host, including bats. the objective of this article is to review the current stat ...	2021	33439764