Volume 5, Number 3—June 1999
Dispatch
Risk for Rabies Transmission from Encounters with Bats, Colorado, 1977–1996
W. John Pape*
, Thomas D. Fitzsimmons*†, and Richard E. Hoffman*
, Thomas D. Fitzsimmons*†, and Richard E. Hoffman*
Table 1
Prevalence of rabies in bats submitted for testing, Colorado, 1977–1996
| Species | No. that bit humans (% rabid) | No. that did not bite humans (% rabid) | Total no.tested (% rabid) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big brown bat | 122 | 2,013 | 2,135 |
| Eptesicus fuscus | (27) | (16) | (17) |
| Myotis genus groupa | 35 | 722 | 757 |
| (14) | (6) | (7) | |
| Silver-haired bat | 28 | 628 | 656 |
| Lasionycteris noctivagans | (14) | (5) | (5) |
| Hoary bat | 13 | 452 | 465 |
| Lasiurus cinereus | (77) | (39) | (40) |
| Long-eared bat | 8 | 38 | 46 |
| Myotis evotis | (88) | (21) | (33) |
| Brazilian free-tailed bat | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| (0) | (12) | (12) | |
| Tadarida brasiliensis | |||
| Red bat | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| Lasiurus borealis | (100) | (8) | (12) |
| Pallid bat | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Antrozous pallidus | (0) | (5) | (5) |
| Big free-tailed bat | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Nyctinomops macrotis | (50) | (11) | (14) |
| Townsend's big- eared bat | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| (0) | (0) | (0) | |
| Plecotus townsendii | |||
| Species data | 23 | 265 | 288 |
| unavailable | (35) | (9) | (11) |
| Total | 233 | 4,237 | 4,470 |
| (30) | (14) | (15) |
aIncludes six species in the genus Myotis that could not be easily distinguished by inspection: M. lucifugus, M. volans, M. thysanodes, M. californicus, M. ciliolabrum, des, M. californicus, M. ciliolabrum, and M. yumanesis.
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