Cave dogs around major urban areas threaten rabies elimination program
Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, Elvis W. Díaz, Brinkley Raynor Bellotti, Katherine Morucci, Micaela De la Puente-León, Lizzie Ortiz-Cam, Michael Z. Levy
The paper documents feral dogs in caves near Arequipa, Peru, showing they threaten rabies elimination by avoiding vaccination and surveillance.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2025 · PreprintEcology