Vampire bat rabies could spread to Peru’s coast by 2020

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 07:11 in Biology & Nature

Rabies will likely reach the Pacific Coast of Peru — where the virus currently does not occur — within four years, according to a paper published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers reported that the vector-borne virus, which is moving at a rate of 10 miles per year, […]

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