Human interactions with bats and bat coronaviruses in rural Côte d'Ivoire

Lange, Christian E.; Coulibaly, Julien Kalpy; Ako, Aristide Beranger Ako; Vakou, Sabine; Koffi, Eugène; Mendelsohn, Emma; Ball, Shannon; Francisco, Leilani; Saylors, Karen; Manzan, Jean; Bamba, Djeneba; Kouakou, Valère; Koui, Stephane Tossea; Louis, Frantz Jean; Joly, Damien O.; Yapi, Cyprien; Daszak, Peter; Dosso, Mireille; Laudisoit, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100569

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“…)-Hendra virus system, loss of native foraging habitat combined with planting of cultivated trees in urban and agricultural areas has brought bats into closer proximity with humans and horses, thereby increasing viral spillover risk [8,121]. More data are needed on the ways, frequency and duration in which humans and bats contact each other to improve estimates of spillover risk [122][123][124].…”

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Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales

Sánchez,

Phelps,

Frank

et al. 2024

Proc. R. Soc. B.

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Over the past two decades, research on bat-associated microbes such as viruses, bacteria and fungi has dramatically increased. Here, we synthesize themes from a conference symposium focused on advances in the research of bats and their microbes, including physiological, immunological, ecological and epidemiological research that has improved our understanding of bat infection dynamics at multiple biological scales. We first present metrics for measuring individual bat responses to infection and challenges associated with using these metrics. We next discuss infection dynamics within bat populations of the same species, before introducing complexities that arise in multi-species communities of bats, humans and/or livestock. Finally, we outline critical gaps and opportunities for future interdisciplinary work on topics involving bats and their microbes.

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