Importance of Bats in Wildlife: Not Just Carriers of Pandemic SARS-CoV-2 and Other Viruses

Importance of Bats in Wildlife: Not Just Carriers of Pandemic SARS-CoV-2 and Other Viruses

Bats are the only flying mammals that carry multiple pathogens, such as the SARS-CoV-2. As a consequent of fear of the zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2, there is an adverse reaction in multiple countries against these animals. Bats contribute with arthropod control and pollination, among other posit...

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Main Authors: D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, S. Daniela Jimenez-Diaz, Shailesh Kumar Patel, Kuldeep Dhama, Ali A. Rabaan, Ranjit Sah, Manuel Sierra, Lysien I. Zambrano, Kovy Arteaga-Livias, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Subjects:
bats
coronaviruses
zoonotic diseases
wildlife
pandemic
sars-cov-2
Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/importance-of-bats-in-wildlife-not-just-carriers-of-pandemic-sars-cov-2-and-other-viruses/

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