Viral maintenance and excretion dynamics of coronaviruses within an Egyptian rousette fruit bat maternal colony: considerations for spillover

Abstract Novel coronavirus species of public health and veterinary importance have emerged in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, with bats identified as natural hosts for progenitors of many coronaviruses. Targeted wildlife surveillance is needed to identify the factors involved in v...

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Main Authors: Marike Geldenhuys, Noam Ross, Muriel Dietrich, John L. de Vries, Marinda Mortlock, Jonathan H. Epstein, Jacqueline Weyer, Janusz T. Pawęska, Wanda Markotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42938-w