The occurrence of emerging infectious diseases and their relevance to human health has
increased the interest in bats as potential reservoir hosts and vectors of zoonotic pathogens …

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) …

Increasing human population size and the concomitant expansion of urbanisation
significantly impact natural ecosystems and native fauna globally. Successful conservation …

Bats are reservoir hosts of several high-impact viruses that cause significant human
diseases, including Nipah virus, Marburg virus and rabies virus. They also harbor many …

Humans have shared buildings with bats for thousands of years, probably as early as first
humans built primitive huts. Indeed, many bat species can be defined as synanthropic, ie …

Veterinary surgeons in general practice are frequently presented with injured or orphaned
animals by wildlife rescue centres, members of the public or police officers. Following …

Background Bats receive increasing attention in infectious disease studies, because of their
well recognized status as reservoir species for various infectious agents. This is even more …

Bats are known to be reservoirs of several highly pathogenic viruses. Hence, the interest in
bat virus discovery has been increasing rapidly over the last decade. So far, most studies …

Bats are often unfairly depicted as the direct culprit in the current COVID-19 pandemic, yet
the real causes of this and other zoonotic spillover events should be sought in the human …

Bats are among the most conspicuous mammals with extraordinary adaptations. They play a
key role in the ecosystem. Frugivorous bats are important seed dispersing agents that help …