Drivers of Spatial Expansions of Vampire Bat Rabies in Colombia.

ABSTRACT: Spatial expansions of vampire bat-transmitted rabies (VBR) are increasing the risk of lethal infections in livestock and humans in Latin America. Identifying the drivers of these expansions could improve current approaches to surveillance and prevention. We aimed to identify if VBR spatial expansions are occurring in Colombia and test factors associated with these expansions. We analyzed 2336 VBR outbreaks in livestock reported to the National Animal Health Agency (Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario-ICA) affecting 297 municipalities from 2000-2019. The area affected by VBR changed through time and was correlated to the reported number of outbreaks each year. Consistent with spatial expansions, some municipalities reported VBR outbreaks for the first time each year and nearly half of the est

SUBMITTER: Rojas-Sereno ZE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9697077 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature