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Most wild bats are infected with the rabies virus.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that most wild bats are infected with the rabies virus?

No. A peer-reviewed study of wild-caught, apparently healthy bats reports that under 1% of wild bats in endemic regions are infected with rabies virus at any given time, and surveillance studies in Brazil found only about 5.5% and 8.4% of tested bats positive. These figures contradict the claim that most wild bats carry the virus.

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Evidence against · 4
Naturally Acquired Rabies Virus Infections in Wild-Caught Bats -
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Naturally Acquired Rabies Virus Infections in Wild-Caught Bats - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2011.0674

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Circulation of the rabies virus in non-hematophagous bats in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during 2001-2010
2012
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Cabral, C. C., Morais, A. C. N. d., Dias, A. V. d. A. B., Araújo, M. G., Moreira, W. C., & Mattos, G. L. M. (2012). Circulation of the rabies virus in non-hematophagous bats in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during 2001-2010. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822012000200008

Increased detection of rabies virus in bats in Ceará State (Northeast Brazil) after implementation of a passive surveillance programme
2019
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Increased detection of rabies virus in bats in Ceará State (Northeast Brazil) after implementation of a passive surveillance programme. (2019). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12670

The Incidence of Jackal Bites and Injuries in The Zagreb Anti Rabies Clinic During the 1995-2014 Period
2016
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Vodopija, R., Racz, A., & Pahor, Đ. (2016). The Incidence of Jackal Bites and Injuries in The Zagreb Anti Rabies Clinic During the 1995-2014 Period. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2016.55.01.20

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