Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales

CA Sánchez, KL Phelps, HK Frank… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the past two decades, research on bat-associated microbes such as viruses, bacteria
and fungi has dramatically increased. Here, we synthesize themes from a conference …

Cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus

R El-Shesheny, J Franks, A Kandeil, R Badra… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In 2017, a novel influenza A virus (IAV) was isolated from an Egyptian fruit bat. In contrast to
other bat influenza viruses, the virus was related to avian A (H9N2) viruses and was …

Gastrointestinal Shedding of Rubulaviruses from Egyptian Rousette Bats: Temporal Dynamics and Spillover Implications

TS Muvengi, M Mortlock, MP Kain, W Markotter - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bats are recognized as reservoirs for diverse paramyxoviruses, some of which are closely
related to known human pathogens or directly implicated in zoonotic transmission. The …

Role of individual and population heterogeneity in shaping dynamics of multi-pathogen excretion in an island endemic bat

S Aguillon, M Turpin, G Le Minter, C Lebarbenchon… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Understanding processes driving pathogen transmission in bats is critical to prevent
spillovers and emergence events. However, it requires fine-scale ecological investigations …

A survey on coronaviruses in bats from Sã o Paulo City

CML Molina - 2024 - teses.usp.br
Coronaviruses are important pathogens that have caused economic losses on farms and
have also led to outbreaks of diseases in humans. These viruses have shown the ability to …