Numerous bat species have been identified as important reservoirs of zoonotic viral
pathogens. Rabies and rabies-related viruses constitute one of the most important viral …

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 …

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Bats are the natural reservoirs of a number of high-impact viral zoonoses. We present a
quantitative analysis to address the hypothesis that bats are unique in their propensity to …

To the Editor: Fruit bats are the presumptive reservoir hosts of Ebola viruses (EBOVs)(genus
Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae). When transmitted to humans and nonhuman primates …

Harvesting, consumption and trade of bushmeat are important causes of both biodiversity
loss and potential zoonotic disease emergence. In order to identify possible ways to mitigate …

Ebolaviruses (EBOV)(family Filoviridae) cause viral hemorrhagic fevers in humans and non-
human primates when they spill over from their wildlife reservoir hosts with case fatality rates …

Infectious disease ecology has recently raised its public profile beyond the scientific
community due to the major threats that wildlife infections pose to biological conservation …

Viral emergence as a result of zoonotic transmission constitutes a continuous public health
threat. Emerging viruses such as SARS coronavirus, hantaviruses and henipaviruses have …

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 …