Most viral pathogens in humans have animal origins and arose through cross-species
transmission. Over the past 50 years, several viruses, including Ebola virus, Marburg virus …

Highlights•Bats are a very important source of emerging viruses.•Bat coronavirus, filovirus,
paramyxovirus and reovirus are known zoonotic viruses.•Many of the emergent bat viruses …

Bats are hosts of a range of viruses, including ebolaviruses, and many important human viral
infections, such as measles and mumps, may have their ancestry traced back to bats. Here, I …

Zoonotic diseases are the main contributor to emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and
present a major threat to global public health. Bushmeat is an important source of protein …

A majority of viruses that have caused recent epidemics with high lethality rates in people,
are zoonoses originating from wildlife. Among them are filoviruses (eg, Marburg, Ebola) …

The risk of spillover of enzootic paramyxoviruses and the susceptibility of recipient human
and domestic animal populations are defined by a broad collection of ecological and …

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

In Africa, bat‐borne zoonoses emerged in the past few decades resulting in large outbreaks
or just sporadic spillovers. In addition, hundreds of more viruses are described without any …

Introduction In October 2017, a blood sample from a resident of Kween District, Eastern
Uganda, tested positive for Marburg virus. Within 24 hour of confirmation, a rapid outbreak …

Bats have attracted attention in recent years as important reservoirs of viruses deadly to
humans and other mammals. These infections are typically nonpathogenic in bats raising …