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. 2020 Apr;4(4):517-518.
doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1144-3. Epub 2020 Mar 16.

Knowledge gaps about rabies transmission from vampire bats to humans

M Brock Fenton  1 , Daniel G Streicker  2   3 , Paul A Racey  4 , Merlin D Tuttle  5 , Rodrigo A Medellin  6 , Mark J Daley  7 , Sergio Recuenco  8 , Kevin M Bakker  9
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Knowledge gaps about rabies transmission from vampire bats to humans

M Brock Fenton et al. Nat Ecol Evol. 2020 Apr.
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