In recent years, viruses similar to those that cause serious disease in humans and other
mammals have been detected in apparently healthy bats. These include filoviruses …

In this article we review the current knowledge of the effects of urban expansion on bats and
assess the potential of these mammals as bioindicators of urbanization. The response of …

Here we describe the complete genome of a new ebolavirus, Bombali virus (BOMV)
detected in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone (little free-tailed (Chaerephon pumilus) and …

The recently emerged coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has been characterised as a
pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), is impacting all parts of human society …

Marburg virus (MARV) has been a major concern since 1967, with two major outbreaks
occurring in 1998 and 2004. Infection from MARV results in severe hemorrhagic fever …

Marburg virus (family Filoviridae) causes sporadic outbreaks of severe hemorrhagic disease
in sub-Saharan Africa. Bats have been implicated as likely natural reservoir hosts based …

Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses, members of the filovirus family, are zoonotic pathogens
that cause severe disease in people, as highlighted by the latest Ebola virus epidemic in …

In July and September 2007, miners working in Kitaka Cave, Uganda, were diagnosed with
Marburg hemorrhagic fever. The likely source of infection in the cave was Egyptian fruit bats …

Filoviruses, including Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus, pose significant threats to public health
and species conservation by causing hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with high mortality rates …

Filoviruses, amongst the most lethal of primate pathogens, have only been reported as
natural infections in sub-Saharan Africa and the Philippines. Infections of bats with the …