Common vampire bat attacks on humans in a village of the Amazon region of Brazil.
Common vampire bat attacks on humans in a village of the Amazon region of Brazil.
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DOI：
10.1590/s0102-311x2001000600038
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发表时间：
2001-11-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Ruiz-Velazco, S
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作者：
Schneider, M C;Aron, J;Ruiz-Velazco, S
在过去的十年里，亚马逊社区的许多人都报告了蝙蝠咬伤。吸血蝙蝠的叮咬有可能将狂犬病传染给人类。本研究的目的是分析与蝙蝠叮咬在这些社区之一的因素。在巴西亚马逊地区的一个金矿村（160名居民）进行了一项横断面调查。蝙蝠在人们的房子附近被捕获并送往实验室。在接受采访的129人中，41%的人至少被蝙蝠袭击过一次，其中92%的咬伤位于下肢。Logistic回归分析发现，成年人被咬伤的次数大约是儿童的四倍（OR = 3.75，CI 95%：1.46-9.62，p = 0.036）。男性比女性更频繁地被咬（OR = 2.08，CI 95%：0.90-4.76，p = 0.067）。捕获了9只Desmodus rotundus和3只食果蝙蝠，狂犬病检测呈阴性。这项研究表明，在金矿地区，普通吸血蝙蝠更有可能攻击成年人和男性。因此，该地区制定的人类狂犬病控制策略应特别重视成年男性。还应该更多地研究在亚马逊地区寻找黄金如何使人们和环境处于危险之中。
Many people in Amazonian communities have reported bat bites in the last decade. Bites by vampire bats can potentially transmit rabies to humans. The objective of this study was to analyze factors associated with bat biting in one of these communities. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a village of gold miners in the Amazonian region of Brazil (160 inhabitants). Bats were captured near people's houses and sent to a lab. Of 129 people interviewed, 41% had been attacked by a bat at least once, with 92% of the bites located on the lower limbs. A logistic regression found that adults were bitten around four times more often than children (OR = 3.75, CI 95%: 1.46-9.62, p = 0.036). Males were bitten more frequently than females (OR = 2.08, CI 95%: 0.90-4.76, p = 0.067). Nine Desmodus rotundus and three frugivorous bats were captured and tested negative for rabies. The study suggests that, in an area of gold miners, common vampire bats are more likely to attack adults and males. The control strategy for human rabies developed in this region should therefore place special emphasis on adult males. There should also be more research on how the search for gold in the Amazonian region places people and the environment at risk.