Disease due to an infection by a virus (Lyssa virus, Rhabdovirus group) transmitted by bites of blood-licking bats, but also by bites of other infected animals (e.g., dogs, foxes, wolves, deer, etc.).
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Rabies. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_2643-2
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