Zoonoses and bats: a look from human health viewpoint.
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in English
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| ID: sea-112560
ABSTRACT
Bats are the most abundant and most widely distributed mammals on the Earth after humans. Except Antarctica and some small remote islands, they are prevalent worldwide. Although the actual role played by bats as reservoir or in disseminating zoonoses is still enigmatic a multitude of zoonotic diseases are known to be associated with bats. Such diseases including viral, bacterial, parasitic, fungal and rickettsial diseases, reported from all over the world including India have been briefed in this article as an informative approach because dramatically increased and diversified human activities during the last few decades perturbing natural ecosystems are enough to compel public health personnel to have an investigative look at these flying mammals.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Zoonoses
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Public Health Practice
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Chiroptera
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Communicable Disease Control
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Population Surveillance
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Global Health
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
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Ecosystem
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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