Ecology, evolution and spillover of coronaviruses from bats
In the past two decades, three coronaviruses with ancestral origins in bats have emerged
and caused widespread outbreaks in humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome …
and caused widespread outbreaks in humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome …
Vaccines to emerging viruses: Nipah and Hendra
Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are bat-borne zoonotic para-myxoviruses
identified in the mid-to late 1990s in outbreaks of severe disease in livestock and people in …
identified in the mid-to late 1990s in outbreaks of severe disease in livestock and people in …
Pathogen spillover driven by rapid changes in bat ecology
During recent decades, pathogens that originated in bats have become an increasing public
health concern. A major challenge is to identify how those pathogens spill over into human …
health concern. A major challenge is to identify how those pathogens spill over into human …
Individual bat virome analysis reveals co-infection and spillover among bats and virus zoonotic potential
J Wang, Y Pan, L Yang, W Yang, K Lv, C Luo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Bats are reservoir hosts for many zoonotic viruses. Despite this, relatively little is known
about the diversity and abundance of viruses within individual bats, and hence the …
about the diversity and abundance of viruses within individual bats, and hence the …
Land use-induced spillover: a call to action to safeguard environmental, animal, and human health
RK Plowright, JK Reaser, H Locke… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The rapid global spread and human health impacts of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
COVID-19, show humanity's vulnerability to zoonotic disease pandemics. Although …
COVID-19, show humanity's vulnerability to zoonotic disease pandemics. Although …
Predicting the zoonotic capacity of mammals to transmit SARS-CoV-2
IR Fischhoff, AA Castellanos… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Back and forth transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) between humans and animals will establish wild reservoirs of virus that endanger long …
2) between humans and animals will establish wild reservoirs of virus that endanger long …
Ecological conditions predict the intensity of Hendra virus excretion over space and time from bat reservoir hosts
The ecological conditions experienced by wildlife reservoirs affect infection dynamics and
thus the distribution of pathogen excreted into the environment. This spatial and temporal …
thus the distribution of pathogen excreted into the environment. This spatial and temporal …
Coinfections in wildlife: Focus on a neglected aspect of infectious disease epidemiology
Emerging infectious diseases represent a global and major health problem. The
understanding of biological processes involved in the transmission and evolution of …
understanding of biological processes involved in the transmission and evolution of …
Selective replication and vertical transmission of Ebola virus in experimentally infected Angolan free-tailed bats
SA Riesle-Sbarbaro, G Wibbelt, A Düx… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The natural reservoir of Ebola virus (EBOV), agent of a zoonosis burdening several African
countries, remains unidentified, albeit evidence points towards bats. In contrast, the ecology …
countries, remains unidentified, albeit evidence points towards bats. In contrast, the ecology …
Bats generate lower affinity but higher diversity antibody responses than those of mice, but pathogen-binding capacity increases if protein is restricted in their diet
DE Crowley, CA Falvo, E Benson, J Hedges… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Bats are reservoirs of many zoonotic viruses that are fatal in humans but do not cause
disease in bats. Moreover, bats generate low neutralizing antibody titers in response to …
disease in bats. Moreover, bats generate low neutralizing antibody titers in response to …