Bat rabies has also recently emerged as a public health threat in Australia, Latin America and western Europe.

蝙蝠狂犬病最近已成为澳大利亚、拉丁美洲和西欧的一项公共卫生问题。

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This is not a surprise to many medical folks who have had to give rabies prophylaxis after bat exposures.

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Wild animals -- especially bats -- are by far the most common cause of rabies exposure in the U.S. Bat bites, which typically occur when a person finds a bat in his home and tries to shoo it out, are responsible for 80% of cases in which the vaccine is given, Willoughby says.

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Some were surprised to read that after a pro basketball player swatted a bat out of the air, he had to have rabies vaccinations.

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