Africa experiences frequent emerging disease outbreaks among humans, with bats often
proposed as zoonotic pathogen hosts. We comprehensively reviewed virus–bat findings …

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 …

Despite the growing number of natural language processing (NLP) tools developed for
decision-makers to leverage social media for public perception evaluation during crises, a …

Newspapers are avenues of the media that can influence public perceptions. Newspapers
are especially important to engender support for wildlife protection because they reach …

Bats are often considered to be objects of biophobia, ie, the tendency to respond with a
negative emotion, such as fear or disgust, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic …

For few taxonomic groups do conservation efforts have such a disproportionate impact on
biodiversity and human well-being as they do with bats. Bats face significant conservation …

Background Bats are a reservoir for many viruses causing haemorrhagic fevers. Proximity to
bats is a risk factor for virus spillover to animals and humans. We conducted this study to …

The world is in turmoil with the emergence of various diseases in which bats play a key part.
Indeed, bats are known to host bacteria that can create major public health problems. The …

This study explores perception analysis via the lenses of machine learning and natural
language processing. To reflect the efficacy of machines in analyzing crisis situations, the …

Healthy bat populations are vital to healthy ecosystems. Troublingly, bat populations
worldwide are declining due to habitat destruction, disease, urbanization, hunting and …