Neonates have an immature immune system, which cannot adequately protect against
infectious diseases. Early in life, immune protection is accomplished by maternal antibodies …

Bats are sources of high viral diversity and high-profile zoonotic viruses worldwide. Although
apparently not pathogenic in their reservoir hosts, some viruses from bats severely affect …

Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging bat-borne zoonotic virus that causes near-annual
outbreaks of fatal encephalitis in South Asia—one of the most populous regions on Earth. In …

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

Bats harbor a myriad of viruses and some of these viruses may have spilled over to other
species including humans. Spillover events are rare and several factors must align to create …

Simple Summary This review summarizes fundamental aspects of Nipah virus (NiV)
infection with particular emphasis on disease in swine and its zoonotic potential, focusing on …

Despite being the second most species‐rich and abundant group of mammals, bats are also
among the least studied, with a particular paucity of information in the area of bat …

Abstract Old World fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) provide critical pollination and seed
dispersal services to forest ecosystems across Africa, Asia, and Australia. In each of these …

Bats are hosts to a range of zoonotic and potentially zoonotic pathogens. Human activities
that increase exposure to bats will likely increase the opportunity for infections to spill over in …

Zoonotic viruses, such as HIV, Ebola virus, coronaviruses, influenza A viruses, hantaviruses,
or henipaviruses, can result in profound pathology in humans. In contrast, populations of the …