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MDPI, Diseases, 1(10), p. 17, 2022

DOI: 10.3390/diseases10010017

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Human Rabies by Secondary Transmission in Argentina, 2021

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Abstract

Rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by the rabies virus (RABV) that causes fatal encephalitis in mammals. Bats can transmit the disease to urban canines and felines, which rarely infect humans, establishing a secondary link. The last case of human rabies in Argentina was transmitted by a dog in 2008. We present the first case of human rabies originating from an insectivorous bat, Tadarida brasiliensis, transmitted by a feral cat in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.