Trends in bacterial pathogens of bats: global distribution and knowledge gaps

T Szentivanyi, C McKee, G Jones… - Transboundary and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …

Global distribution of Leptospira serovar isolations and detections from animal host species: A systematic review and online database

NN Hagedoorn, MJ Maze, M Carugati… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Leptospira, the spirochaete causing leptospirosis, can be classified into> 250
antigenically distinct serovars. Although knowledge of the animal host species and …

Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in urban–rural interfaces: community structure associated with pathogen screening in São Paulo—the largest metropolitan region in …

JEC Brito, BGV de Mello, NC Gaeta… - Veterinary Research …, 2023 - Springer
Little is known about the influence of the urban environments on bat species 'ecology. The
urbanization process potentially lead to critical ecological changes in bat communities' intra …

Genetic diversity of P1/pathogenic Leptospira species hosted by bats worldwide

JM Matiz‐González… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Bats are a diverse group of mammals that have unique features allowing them
to act as reservoir hosts for several zoonotic pathogens such as Leptospira. Leptospires …

[HTML][HTML] Serological and molecular investigations on Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp. in bats captured in urban areas from Brazil

DMR Machado, F Fornazari, KB Mantovan… - Emerging Animal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Zoonoses affect multiple host species, including bats, which are known to harbor and
transmit many zoonotic pathogens. The objective of this study was to detect antibodies …

Study on the relation of the characteristics of the capture sites with the Leptospira spp. occurrence in bats and rodents from Yucatan, Mexico

A Suárez-Galaz, E Reyes-Novelo… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to describe the natural Leptospira occurrence in small mammals from
Yucatan, Mexico, and to explore the relation between the characteristics of the capture sites …

Leptospira infection in bats in Vietnam

EV Radyuk, NV Breneva, SE Budaeva, MT Makenov… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Bats from three provinces in Vietnam (Lai Chau, Son La, and Dong Thap) were examined for
the presence of pathogenic Leptospira or specific antibodies using polymerase chain …

Bats Are Carriers of Antimicrobial-Resistant Staphylococcaceae in Their Skin

N Carrillo Gaeta, JE Cavalcante Brito… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bats have emerged as potential carriers of zoonotic viruses and bacteria, including
antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Staphylococcaceae has been isolated from their gut and …

Bat‐Associated Pathogenic Leptospira spp. from Forest Fragments in Southwestern Brazilian Amazonia

RS Verde, MIN Di Azevedo, D Dias… - Transboundary and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bats are known as potential carriers of different pathogens; these animals have been
identified worldwide as an important reservoir of different species of Leptospira. Therefore …

In search of pathogenic Leptospira species in Myotis and other vesper bats, Russia

AL Viskontene, EV Radyuk, OA Shapkin, EA Khizhkin… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Various bat species worldwide have been identified as Leptospira carriers, especially in
tropical regions. In this study, we investigated the infection of Vespertilionidae bats by …