Journal article
Venezuelan encephalitis virus infection in neotropical bats. I. Natural infection in a Guatemalan enzootic focus.
Abstract
A serological survey of 939 Neotropical bats of 22 species from an enzootic focus of Venezuelan encephalitis (VE) virus on the Pacific lowlands of Guatemala during 1971--1975 revealed VE virus specific antibodies in seven species, three belonging to the genus Artibeus. VE virus was isolated from the blood of one Uroderma bilobatum. Antibody frequency was considerably lower in bats than in terrestrial mammals, and tended to vary within any given …
Authors
Seymour C; Dickerman RW; Martin MS
Journal
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 27, No. 2 Pt 1, pp. 290–296
Publisher
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Publication Date
March 1978
DOI
10.4269/ajtmh.1978.27.290
ISSN
0002-9637