Fig. 5
From: Revealing the complexity of vampire bat rabies “spillover transmission”
Desmodus rotundus rabies virus spillover and onward transmission. Rabies virus is transmitted accidentally from one infected vampire to its prey Rabies virus is transmitted from an infected vampire bat (i.e., reservoir host) to other species, which may or may not maintain transmission (i.e., end host vs. new host; Fig. 3). Primary spillover transmission events are common in Latin America. Secondary spillover transmission also occurs and result in zoonotic spillover (i.e., human infections)