Vampire bat control programs in Latin America

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" Vampire bat control programs in Latin America "
Gonzalez, Rodrigo; Mitchell, G. Clay

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	941971
Doc. No	:	LA9c14h5j7
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Gonzalez, Rodrigo; Mitchell, G. Clay
Title & Author	:	Vampire bat control programs in Latin America [Article]\ Gonzalez, Rodrigo; Mitchell, G. Clay
Title of Periodical	:	Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference
Volume/ Issue Number	:	7
Date	:	1976
Abstract	:	Studies in Mexico in 1972 showed that diphacinone (Diphenadione) (2-diphenylacetyl-1,3-indandione) was effective in reducing both vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) populations and the incidence of bat-transmitted rabies in cattle. Two highly selective methods were developed: treating cattle systemically and treating vampire bats topically. Since 1972, Denver Wildlife Research Center personnel have assisted Latin American Ministries of Agriculture in developing control campaigns. Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have either undertaken or are considering operational vampire bat control programs.