Hoff G L, Mellon G F, Thomas M C, Giedinghagen D H
Kansas City Health Department, MO 64109.
South Med J. 1993 Oct;86(10):1115-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199310000-00007.
Bats are the primary vectors of rabies in humans in the United States. In the urban environment they generally are found within buildings where they may bite people or be attacked by cats or dogs. Given the high probability that any bat that bites a person may be rabid, antirabies prophylaxis should be administered as soon as possible after the incident. This should not be delayed pending laboratory results on the bat. Children should be taught to avoid contact with moribund bats. Cats are more likely to be involved with rabid bats than dogs, but they are less likely to be vaccinated against rabies. The occasional rabid cat in an urban community may have acquired its infection from a bat. Therefore, it is vital that communities enforce rabies vaccination for cats as well as dogs.
在美国，蝙蝠是人类狂犬病的主要传播媒介。在城市环境中，它们通常出现在建筑物内，可能会咬人，或者遭到猫或狗的攻击。鉴于任何咬人的蝙蝠都极有可能感染狂犬病，因此事件发生后应尽快进行狂犬病预防治疗。不应等待蝙蝠的实验室检测结果而延误治疗。应教导儿童避免接触濒死的蝙蝠。与狗相比，猫更有可能接触感染狂犬病的蝙蝠，但它们接种狂犬病疫苗的可能性较小。城市社区中偶尔出现的狂犬病猫可能是从蝙蝠那里感染的。因此，社区强制猫和狗都接种狂犬病疫苗至关重要。
