Trends in bacterial pathogens of bats: global distribution and knowledge gaps

T Szentivanyi, C McKee, G Jones… - … and emerging diseases, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …

Isolation of infectious Lloviu virus from Schreiber's bats in Hungary

G Kemenesi, GE Tóth, M Mayora-Neto, S Scott… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Some filoviruses can be transmitted to humans by zoonotic spillover events from their
natural host and filovirus outbreaks have occured with increasing frequency in the last years …

[HTML][HTML] Bats and ectoparasites: exploring a hidden link in zoonotic disease transmission

T Szentiványi, KL Szabadi, T Görföl, P Estók… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
Bats are increasingly in the focus of disease surveillance studies as they harbor pathogens
that can cause severe human disease. In other host groups, ectoparasitic arthropods play an …

Vector‐borne protozoan and bacterial pathogen occurrence and diversity in ectoparasites of the Egyptian Rousette bat

T Szentiványi, AC Heintz, W Markotter… - Medical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bats are known reservoir hosts for a wide variety of parasites and pathogens, including
bacteria and protozoans. Some of these pathogens are vector‐borne, and although their …

Detection of bacterial and protozoan pathogens in individual bats and their ectoparasites using high-throughput microfluidic real-time PCR

A Corduneanu, Z Zając, J Kulisz, A Wozniak… - Microbiology …, 2023 - journals.asm.org
Among the most studied mammals in terms of their role in the spread of various pathogens
with possible zoonotic effects are bats. These are animals with a very complex lifestyle, diet …

[HTML][HTML] Viral hyperparasitism in bat ectoparasites: Implications for pathogen maintenance and transmission

A Tendu, AC Hughes, N Berthet, G Wong - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Autochthonous Trypanosoma spp. in European Mammals: A Brief Journey amongst the Neglected Trypanosomes

A Magri, R Galuppi, M Fioravanti - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The genus Trypanosoma includes flagellated protozoa belonging to the family
Trypanosomatidae (Euglenozoa, Kinetoplastida) that can infect humans and several animal …

Molecular Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Encephalitozoon spp. in Vespertilionid Bats from Central Europe

E Bártová, J Marková, J Sedláčková… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bats may carry various viruses and bacteria which can be harmful to humans, but little is
known about their role as a parasitic source with zoonotic potential. The aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Polychromophilus (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae): A review of association with bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) and the first record in the Neotropical bat, Myotis …

DF Ceballos-Pérez, J Alvarez-Londoño… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Some species within the family Plasmodiidae (Haemosporida) have been extensively
studied due to their implications for human health. However, for other haemosporidians that …

Isolation and molecular characterization of Polychromophilus spp. (Haemosporida: Plasmodiidae) from the Asian long-fingered bat (Miniopterus fuliginosus) and Japanese …

I Rosyadi, H Shimoda, A Takano, T Yanagida… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
Bats (order, Chiroptera) account for more than one-fifth of all mammalian species in the
world and are infected by various intra-erythrocytic parasites of the family Plasmodiidae …