A review of mechanistic models of viral dynamics in bat reservoirs for zoonotic disease

AD Gentles, S Guth, C Rozins… - Pathogens and global …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus with suspected bat origins, highlights a
critical need for heightened understanding of the mechanisms by which bats maintain …

Bat-Borne Coronaviruses in Jordan and Saudi Arabia: A Threat to Public Health?

LN Al-Eitan, AH Tarkhan, MA Alghamdi, DA Marston… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Emerging infectious diseases are of great concern to public health, as highlighted by the
ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Such diseases are of particular …

A global sensitivity analysis method applied to wind farm power output estimation models

JA Carta, S Díaz, A Castañeda - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a global sensitivity analysis method applied to wind farm power output
estimation models. The relevance of a global sensibility analysis is that it allows …

Bats and emerging infections: an ecological and virological puzzle

J Serra-Cobo, M Lopez-Roig - Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Infections …, 2017 - Springer
More than 200 viruses have been detected in bats. Some unique bat characteristics can
explain the roles played in the maintenance and transmission of viruses: long phylogenetic …

Longitudinal survey of two serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) maternity colonies exposed to EBLV-1 (European Bat Lyssavirus type 1): Assessment of survival and …

E Robardet, C Borel, M Moinet, D Jouan… - PLoS Neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
This study describes two longitudinal serological surveys of European Bat Lyssavirus type 1
(EBLV-1) antibodies in serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) maternity colonies located in the …

Mechanisms for lyssavirus persistence in non-synanthropic bats in Europe: insights from a modeling study

D Colombi, J Serra-Cobo, R Métras, A Apolloni… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Bats are natural reservoirs of the largest proportion of viral zoonoses among mammals, thus
understanding the conditions for pathogen persistence in bats is essential to reduce human …

Seroprevalence of Toscana Virus and Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus in European bat colonies measured using a neutralization test

N Ayhan, M López-Roig, A Monastiri, RN Charrel… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Toscana phlebovirus (TOSV) and Sicilian phlebovirus (SFSV) are endemic in the
Mediterranean area where they are transmitted to humans by infected sandflies. Vertebrates …

Bat lyssaviruses

IV Kuzmin, CE Rupprecht - Bats and viruses: a new frontier of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Among zoonotic diseases recognized in bats, rabies is one of the best studied, due in part
due to its long history of investigation, and because of the significance of rabies for public …

Incursion of European bat lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1) in serotine bats in the United Kingdom

AJ Folly, DA Marston, M Golding, S Shukla, R Wilkie… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lyssaviruses are an important genus of zoonotic viruses which cause the disease rabies.
The United Kingdom is free of classical rabies (RABV). However, bat rabies due to …

Transmission dynamics of lyssavirus in Myotis myotis: mechanistic modelling study based on longitudinal seroprevalence data

Y Kim, S Leopardi, D Scaravelli… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We investigated the transmission dynamics of lyssavirus in Myotis myotis and Myotis blythii,
using serological, virological, demographic and ecological data collected between 2015 and …