Murciélagos hematófagos como reservorios de la rabia

Scheffer, K. C.; Iamamoto, Keila; Asano, Karen Miyuki; Mori, Ênio; Garcia, Andrea Isabel Estevez; Achkar, Samira Maria; Fahl, William De Oliveira

doi:10.17843/rpmesp.2014.312.51

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“…Governments still try to control common vampire bats as part of national rabies control plans (D. Streicker, personal observation) and improving methods of control is an area of active research (Corrêa-Scheffer et al 2014), but reports chronicling the current extent and effects of these practices on non-target species are limited. Earlier literature suggests a severe impact that may be ongoing.…”

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Multiple mortality events in bats: a global review

et al. 2016

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Despite conservation concerns for many species of bats, factors causing mortality in bats have not been reviewed since 1970. Here we review and qualitatively describe trends in the occurrence and apparent causes of multiple mortality events (MMEs) in bats around the world.We compiled a database of MMEs, defined as cases in which ≥ 10 dead bats were counted or estimated at a specific location within a maximum timescale of a year, and more typically within a few days or a season. We tabulated 1180 MMEs within nine categories.Prior to the year 2000, intentional killing by humans caused the greatest proportion of MMEs in bats. In North America and Europe, people typically killed bats because they were perceived as nuisances. Intentional killing occurred in South America for vampire bat control, in Asia and Australia for fruit depredation control, and in Africa and Asia for human food. Biotic factors, accidents, and natural abiotic factors were also important historically. Chemical contaminants were confirmed causes of MMEs in North America, Europe, and on islands. Viral and bacterial diseases ranked low as causes of MMEs in bats.Two factors led to a major shift in causes of MMEs in bats at around the year 2000: the global increase of industrial wind-power facilities and the outbreak of white-nose syndrome in North America. Collisions with wind turbines and white-nose syndrome are now the leading causes of reported MMEs in bats.Collectively, over half of all reported MMEs were of anthropogenic origin. The documented occurrence of MMEs in bats due to abiotic factors such as intense storms, flooding, heat waves, and drought is likely to increase in the future with climate change. Coupled with the chronic threats of roosting and foraging habitat loss, increasing mortality through MMEs is unlikely to be compensated for, given the need for high survival in the dynamics of bat populations.

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Multiple mortality events in bats: a global review

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“…Methods used to mitigate this problem have not produced the expected impact. Many authors have questioned their long‐term effectiveness in controlling vampire bat populations and the occurrence of bovine paralytic rabies outbreaks (Streicker et al 2012, Correa‐Scheffer et al 2014, Osorio‐Rodríguez & Saldaña‐Vázquez 2019, Kraker et al 2021). Currently, there are no sustainable solutions to address the problems derived from the interaction between the vampire bat and livestock, which, combined with the emergence of SARS‐CoV‐2, has generated a new context where human perception of bats has become more complicated.…”

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Reducing conflict between the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus and cattle ranching in Neotropical landscapes

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Increased cattle ranching in Neotropical landscapes has led to human–wildlife conflicts that complicate the relationship between agricultural production and biodiversity conservation. We review the literature related to conflicts between livestock production and the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus, specifically, the factors that influence the incidence of problems caused by bites to cattle. We summarise the strategies proposed to reduce these problems and propose actions from the perspectives of cattle management, landscape ecology and the biology of the common vampire bat. The literature shows that free‐range extensive management systems, where cattle graze in areas with forest cover, near riparian zones, caves, secondary vegetation (generally shrublands and immature trees), and vegetation fragments and edges, increase the implications and the severity of the conflict. As a result of different selection forces, the wing morphology and echolocation characteristics of the common vampire bat facilitate its movement under these landscape conditions, thus favouring a scenario of greater interaction with cattle. We propose the establishment of a ‘buffer zone’ to separate the cattle as far as possible (at least 1 km) from the elements of the landscape that are key for the movement patterns of common vampire bats in cattle ranching areas. The feeding events of this species are positively associated with host availability and landscape elements that provide habitat and connectivity, which shows that the cause of this conflict originates from the process of cattle production and the invasion of the habitat of the common vampire bat. Anti‐rabies vaccination programmes in cattle and forest–cattle separation are the most important strategies to minimise conflict and prevent rabies outbreaks.

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“…Mammalian lyssavirus reservoirs in Latin America primarily include dogs, bats, crab-eating foxes, and hoary foxes [ 37 ]; although, in Brazil, non-human primates such as marmosets have reportedly transmitted RABV to humans [ 38 ]. Countries like Chile, Brazil, and Argentina have made efforts to identify wild rabies reservoirs (mainly hematophagous and insectivorous bats, which may affect livestock) [ 39 , 40 ]. D. rotundus seems to be the only Latin American hematophagous bat that acts as a RABV reservoir [ 6 ].…”

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