Bats have a primeval evolutionary origin and have adopted various survival methods. They
have played a central role in the emergence of various viral diseases. The sustenance of a …

Many recent disease outbreaks in humans had a zoonotic virus etiology. Bats in particular
have been recognized as reservoirs to a large variety of viruses with the potential to cross …

Lyssaviruses are the causative agents of rabies, a zoonotic, fatal disease that is thought to
be ancestral to bats. In the last decade, the detection of bat associated lyssaviruses is …

Genomic surveillance is an important aspect of contemporary disease management but has
yet to be used routinely to monitor endemic disease transmission and control in low-and …

Astroviruses (AstVs) infect numerous mammalian species including reservoirs such as bats.
Peptides encoded by the genes of the highly polymorphic Major Histocompatibility Complex …

Many of the world's most pressing issues, such as the emergence of zoonotic diseases, can
only be addressed through interdisciplinary research. However, the findings of …

Background Inaccurate diagnosis of encephalitis is a major issue as immunosuppressive
treatments can be deleterious in case of viral infection. The European bat lyssavirus type 1 …

In the Americas, infectious viral diseases caused by viruses of the genus Mammarenavirus
have been reported since the 1960s. Such diseases have commonly been associated with …

Zoonotic viruses originate from birds or animal sources and responsible for disease
transmission from animals to people through zoonotic spill over and presents a significant …

In June 2020, a cat from Arezzo (Italy) that died from a neurological disease was diagnosed
with West Caucasian Bat Lyssavirus (WCBV). The virus retained high identity across the …