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 …

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 …

The Yellow-shouldered bats, Genus Sturnira, are widespread, diverse, and abundant
throughout the Neotropical Region, but little is known of their phylogeny and biogeography …

Bats are reservoirs of important zoonotic viruses like Nipah and SARS viruses. However,
whether the blood-sucking arthropods on the body surface of bats also carry these viruses …

Zoonoses present a major public health threat and are estimated to account for a substantial
part of the infectious disease burden in low-income countries. The severity of zoonotic …

The straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum, is Africa's most widely distributed and
commonly hunted fruit bat, often living in close proximity to human populations. This species …

Recently, a growing number Bartonella spp. have been identified as causative agents for a
broadening spectrum of zoonotic diseases, emphasizing their medical importance. Many …

Bats are the second most diverse mammalian group, playing keystone roles in ecosystems
but also act as reservoir hosts for numerous pathogens. Due to their colonial habits which …

We captured, ectoparasite-combed, and blood-sampled cave-roosting Madagascan fruit
bats (Eidolon dupreanum) and tree-roosting Madagascan flying foxes (Pteropus rufus) in …

Background Emerging bacterial zoonoses in bats and rodents remain relatively
understudied. We conduct the first comparative host–pathogen coevolutionary analyses of …