The occurrence of rabies in pre-Columbian Central America: an historical search

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Autori principali: Vos, A., Nunan, C., Bolles, D., Müller, T., Fooks, A. R., Tordo, N., Baer, G. M.
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author Vos, A.
Nunan, C.
Bolles, D.
Müller, T.
Fooks, A. R.
Tordo, N.
Baer, G. M.
author_facet Vos, A.
Nunan, C.
Bolles, D.
Müller, T.
Fooks, A. R.
Tordo, N.
Baer, G. M.
contents (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Rabies is considered one of the oldest infectious diseases known to humans. However, the first written reports on rabies cases in the Americas did not appear until the first decade of the 18th century from Mexico. In an attempt to clarify if the disease was already present in pre-Columbian times, we searched for evidence in the Maya and Aztec cultures. Other sources of information were early manuscripts written by the conquistadors and early explorers. We did not identify any unequivocal direct evidence that the disease rabies was known in pre-Columbian Central America but sufficient circumstantial evidence is available suggesting that (bat) rabies was already present in these early times.
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spellingShingle The occurrence of rabies in pre-Columbian Central America: an historical search
Vos, A.
Nunan, C.
Bolles, D.
Müller, T.
Fooks, A. R.
Tordo, N.
Baer, G. M.
Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Rabies is considered one of the oldest infectious diseases known to humans. However, the first written reports on rabies cases in the Americas did not appear until the first decade of the 18th century from Mexico. In an attempt to clarify if the disease was already present in pre-Columbian times, we searched for evidence in the Maya and Aztec cultures. Other sources of information were early manuscripts written by the conquistadors and early explorers. We did not identify any unequivocal direct evidence that the disease rabies was known in pre-Columbian Central America but sufficient circumstantial evidence is available suggesting that (bat) rabies was already present in these early times.
title The occurrence of rabies in pre-Columbian Central America: an historical search
topic Biodiversity
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Chordata
Animalia
bats
bat
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14815531