Deforestation and Bovine Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica, 1985-2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 May;30(5):1039-1042. doi: 10.3201/eid3005.230927.ABSTRACTIn Latin America, rabies virus has persisted in a cycle between Desmodus rotundus vampire bats and cattle, potentially enhanced by deforestation. We modeled bovine rabies virus outbreaks in Costa Rica relative to land-use indicators and found spatial-temporal relationships among rabies virus outbreaks with deforestation as a predictor.PMID:38666690 | DOI:10.3201/eid3005.230927
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