Humans continue to encroach on the habitats of wild animals, potentially bringing different
species into contact that would not typically encounter each other under natural …

Bats are host to a number of viruses that have spilled over to infect humans, domestic
animals, and other wildlife. As the only flying mammal, bats occupy a unique ecological …

Here we examine the question of whether bats are truly unique as viral reservoirs as
compared to other mammalian hosts. First, we examine what criteria are typically used to …

In recent years bats (Order Chiroptera) have received growing attention as reservoirs for
emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). Particularly, a number of highprofile zoonotic viruses …

The majority of emerging zoonoses, including those for which bats are a natural reservoir,
such as Ebolaviruses, SARS coronaviruses, Nipah virus and Hendra virus, are driven by …

Bats are reported as reservoir host for several viruses, which cause significant illness in
human and animals. Some of the bat transmitted zoonotic viral diseases such as Ebola …

Blood feeding ectoparasites of bats have been found to contain insect-specific and
vertebrate-infecting viruses of agricultural and medical importance. While it is plausible that …

Bats have been increasingly gaining attention as potential reservoir hosts of some of the
most virulent viruses known. Numerous review articles summarize bats as potential reservoir …

Bats have been increasingly gaining attention as potential reservoir hosts of some of the
most virulent viruses known. Numerous review articles summarize bats as potential reservoir …

Bats are the only flying placental mammals that constitute the second largest order of
mammals and present all around the world except in Arctic, Antarctica and a few oceanic …