Bats

Big brown bat, Eptescius fureus. This horde of bats could contain possible carriers of the rabies virus. This bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, is also known as the Jamaican fruit bat. Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) cover artwork for Volume 8, Number 3, March 2002 issue. Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) cover artwork for Volume 9, Number 1, January 2003 issue. This is an anterior view of the face of a Myotis lucifugus, or Little Brown Bat, found in Trenton, N.J. Here a Constantine bat trap (wire collector) was placed within a cave for collecting bats during a 1974 arbovirus study. This photograph depicts a bat collection process underway beneath a railroad bridge during a 1974 arbovirus study.