Because vampire bats carry rabies, they are often considered as a threat to livestock.
And we more or less get this additional information for free
because the vampire bat's DNA is found in the DNA that we extract from blood meal and faecal samples,» says Kristine Bohmann, who adds:
Not exact matches
According to previous research by Galetti's group, feral pigs and cross-bred pig - boars are a public health hazard
because they have become a major source of food for
vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) and have thereby fueled an increase in this rabies vector.