Frugivorous bats in the Colombian Caribbean region are reservoirs of the rabies virus

Bats are an important ecological group within ecosystems. The rabies virus is a Lyssavirus, and haematophagous bats are the principal reservoir; however, the virus has also been detected in non-haematophagous bats. The objective was to determine the rabies virus in non-haematophagous bats in the Colombian Caribbean region. In 2017, a cross-sectional study was carried out with a base-risk sampling in twelve geographic zones of the Colombian...