Variability in seroprevalence of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies and associated factors in a Colorado population of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
February 24, 2014
In 2001–2005 we sampled permanently marked big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) at summer roosts in buildings at Fort Collins, Colorado, for rabies virus neutralizing antibodies (RVNA). Seroprevalence was higher in adult females (17.9%, n = 2,332) than males (9.4%, n = 128; P = 0.007) or volant juveniles (10.2%, n = 738; P
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Title | Variability in seroprevalence of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies and associated factors in a Colorado population of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0086261 |
| Authors | Thomas J. O’Shea, Richard A. Bowen, Thomas R. Stanley, Vidya Shankar, Charles E. Rupprecht |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | PLoS ONE |
| Index ID | 70095190 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Fort Collins Science Center |
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