Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Bats and Coronaviruses

Bats make valuable contributions to natural ecosystems and provide benefits to people. We explain below how some unusual physical adaptations allow bats to harbor viruses that cause no harm to themselves but cause grave illness in humans. Transmission of these pathogens from bats to humans can occu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holly K. Ober, Samantha M. Wisely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2020-05-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121846