Rabies is a lethal zoonotic disease that is caused by lyssaviruses, most often rabies virus.
Despite control efforts, sporadic outbreaks in wildlife populations are largely unpredictable …

Since the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and
Middle East Respiratory Syndrom Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) it has become increasingly …

Controlling pathogen circulation in wildlife reservoirs is notoriously challenging. In Latin
America, vampire bats have been culled for decades in hopes of mitigating lethal rabies …

Mathematical models are ubiquitous in the study of the transmission dynamics of infectious
diseases, In particular, the classic'susceptible-infectious-recovered'(SIR<) paradigm …

Rabies is a zoonotic, fatal and progressive neurological infection caused by rabies virus of
the genus Lyssavirus and family Rhabdoviridae. It affects all warm-blooded animals and the …

Despite conservation concerns for many species of bats, factors causing mortality in bats
have not been reviewed since 1970. Here, we review and qualitatively describe trends in the …

Partially observed Markov process (POMP) models, also known as hidden Markov models
or state space models, are ubiquitous tools for time series analysis. The R package pomp …

While the current COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on human health and
national economies, conservationists are struggling to prevent misguided persecution of …

Many pathogens persist in multihost systems, making the identification of infection reservoirs
crucial for devising effective interventions. Here, we present a conceptual framework for …

An increasingly asked question is' can we confidently link bats with emerging viruses?'. No,
or not yet, is the qualified answer based on the evidence available. Although more than 200 …