Andrés Velasco-Villa
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View article: A field guide for sampling bats (Chiroptera) for eco-epidemiological studies
A field guide for sampling bats (Chiroptera) for eco-epidemiological studies Open
Bats serve as reservoir hosts for numerous zoonotic pathogens of public health significance, including coronaviruses, lyssaviruses, and henipaviruses, while simultaneously playing critical roles in ecosystem function through pollination, s…
View article: On skunk rabies and its prevention in North America
On skunk rabies and its prevention in North America Open
The case report by Navarro-López et al. (2023) in this issue describes a thorough differential diagnosis in a horse with acute neurological disease. Rabies was confirmed by direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) test. Rabies virus (RABV) was is…
View article: On skunk rabies and its prevention in North America
On skunk rabies and its prevention in North America Open
The case report by Navarro-Lopez et al., (2023) in this issue describes a thorough differential diagnosis in an equine with acute neurological disease. Rabies was confirmed by direct fluorescent antibody test (DFA). Rabies virus (RABV) was…
View article: Revealing the complexity of vampire bat rabies “spillover transmission”
Revealing the complexity of vampire bat rabies “spillover transmission” Open
View article: Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou (<i>Potos flavus</i>), Mato Grosso, Brazil
Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou (<i>Potos flavus</i>), Mato Grosso, Brazil Open
A second case of a novel rabies variant described once in a capuchin monkey from Mato Grosso, Brazil, was discovered in a rabid wild kinkajou from the same region, indicating a public health risk following exposure to either of the two ani…
View article: A recombinant rabies vaccine that prevents viral shedding in rabid common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus)
A recombinant rabies vaccine that prevents viral shedding in rabid common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) Open
Vampire bat transmitted rabies (VBR) is a continuing burden to public health and agricultural sectors in Latin America, despite decades-long efforts to control the disease by culling bat populations. Culling has been shown to disperse bats…
View article: Divergent Rabies Virus Variant of Probable Bat Origin in 2 Gray Foxes, New Mexico, USA
Divergent Rabies Virus Variant of Probable Bat Origin in 2 Gray Foxes, New Mexico, USA Open
In the Western Hemisphere, bat-associated rabies viruses (RABVs) have established independent transmission cycles in multiple mammal hosts, forming genetically distinct lineages. In New Mexico, USA, skunks, bats, and gray foxes are rabies …
View article: The Importance of Accurate Host Species Identification in the Framework of Rabies Surveillance, Control and Elimination
The Importance of Accurate Host Species Identification in the Framework of Rabies Surveillance, Control and Elimination Open
Accurate host identification is paramount to understand disease epidemiology and to apply appropriate control measures. This is especially important for multi-host pathogens such as the rabies virus, a major and almost invariably fatal zoo…
View article: A Cross Sectional Sampling Reveals Novel Coronaviruses in Bat Populations of Georgia
A Cross Sectional Sampling Reveals Novel Coronaviruses in Bat Populations of Georgia Open
Mammal-associated coronaviruses have a long evolutionary history across global bat populations, which makes them prone to be the most likely ancestral origins of coronavirus-associated epidemics and pandemics globally. Limited coronavirus …
View article: Use of partial N-gene sequences as a tool to monitor progress on rabies control and elimination efforts in Ethiopia
Use of partial N-gene sequences as a tool to monitor progress on rabies control and elimination efforts in Ethiopia Open
View article: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission in a Georgia School District—United States, December 2020–January 2021
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission in a Georgia School District—United States, December 2020–January 2021 Open
Background To inform prevention strategies, we assessed the extent of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission and settings in which transmission occurred in a Georgia public school district. Methods During…
View article: Clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Elementary School Educators and Students in One School District — Georgia, December 2020–January 2021
Clusters of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Elementary School Educators and Students in One School District — Georgia, December 2020–January 2021 Open
In-person learning benefits children and communities (1). Understanding the context in which transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), occurs in schools is critical to improving the safety of in…
View article: Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou (<i>Potos flavus</i>), Mato Grosso, Brazil
Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou (<i>Potos flavus</i>), Mato Grosso, Brazil Open
A second case of a novel rabies variant described once in a capuchin monkey from Mato Grosso, Brazil, was discovered in a rabid wild kinkajou from the same region, indicating a public health risk following exposure to either of the two ani…
View article: Defining New Pathways to Manage the Ongoing Emergence of Bat Rabies in Latin America
Defining New Pathways to Manage the Ongoing Emergence of Bat Rabies in Latin America Open
Rabies transmitted by common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) has been known since the early 1900s but continues to expand geographically and in the range of species and environments affected. In this review, we present current knowledge o…
View article: Abortive vampire bat rabies infections in Peruvian peridomestic livestock
Abortive vampire bat rabies infections in Peruvian peridomestic livestock Open
Rabies virus infections normally cause universally lethal encephalitis across mammals. However, 'abortive infections' which are resolved prior to the onset of lethal disease have been described in bats and a variety of non-reservoir specie…
View article: Clinical Presentation and Serologic Response during a Rabies Epizootic in Captive Common Vampire Bats (Desmodus rotundus)
Clinical Presentation and Serologic Response during a Rabies Epizootic in Captive Common Vampire Bats (Desmodus rotundus) Open
We report mortality events in a group of 123 common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) captured in México and housed for a rabies vaccine efficacy study in Madison, Wisconsin. Bat mortalities occurred in México and Wisconsin, but rabies case…
View article: Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou ( <i>Potos flavus</i> ), Mato Grosso, Brazil
Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou ( <i>Potos flavus</i> ), Mato Grosso, Brazil Open
A second case of a novel rabies variant described once in a capuchin monkey from Mato Grosso, Brazil, was discovered in a rabid wild kinkajou from the same region, indicating a public health risk following exposure to either of the two ani…
View article: Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou (<i>Potos flavus</i>), Mato Grosso, Brazil
Unexpected rabies variant identified in kinkajou (<i>Potos flavus</i>), Mato Grosso, Brazil Open
A second case of a novel rabies variant described once in a capuchin monkey from Mato Grosso, Brazil, was discovered in a rabid wild kinkajou from the same region, indicating a public health risk following exposure to either of the two ani…
View article: Evaluation of rabies virus characterization to enhance early detection of important rabies epizootic events in the United States
Evaluation of rabies virus characterization to enhance early detection of important rabies epizootic events in the United States Open
OBJECTIVE To evaluate rabies virus (RABV) characterization data obtained from animal specimens submitted to the US public health rabies surveillance system and propose a standardized approach to sample selection for RABV characterization t…
View article: Evaluation of species identification and rabies virus characterization among bat rabies cases in the United States
Evaluation of species identification and rabies virus characterization among bat rabies cases in the United States Open
OBJECTIVE To evaluate species identification and rabies virus (RABV) characterization among samples from bats submitted for rabies testing in the United States and assess whether a standardized approach to specimen selection for RABV chara…
View article: Successful strategies implemented towards the elimination of canine rabies in the Western Hemisphere
Successful strategies implemented towards the elimination of canine rabies in the Western Hemisphere Open
View article: An inter- laboratory proficiency testing exercise for rabies diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean
An inter- laboratory proficiency testing exercise for rabies diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean Open
The direct fluorescent antibody test (DFA), is performed in all rabies reference laboratories across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Despite DFA being a critical capacity in the control of rabies, there is not a standardized protoco…
View article: The history of rabies in the Western Hemisphere
The history of rabies in the Western Hemisphere Open
Before the introduction of control programs in the 20th century, rabies in domestic dogs occurred throughout the Western Hemisphere. However, historical records and phylogenetic analysis of multiple virus isolates indicate that, before the…
View article: A Pan-Lyssavirus Taqman Real-Time RT-PCR Assay for the Detection of Highly Variable Rabies virus and Other Lyssaviruses
A Pan-Lyssavirus Taqman Real-Time RT-PCR Assay for the Detection of Highly Variable Rabies virus and Other Lyssaviruses Open
Rabies, resulting from infection by Rabies virus (RABV) and related lyssaviruses, is one of the most deadly zoonotic diseases and is responsible for up to 70,000 estimated human deaths worldwide each year. Rapid and accurate laboratory dia…
View article: Host–pathogen evolutionary signatures reveal dynamics and future invasions of vampire bat rabies
Host–pathogen evolutionary signatures reveal dynamics and future invasions of vampire bat rabies Open
Significance In Latin America, vampire bat rabies constrains livestock production and is the main cause of lethal human rabies outbreaks. Despite knowledge that bat dispersal prevents viral extinction and compromises control campaigns, the…