Bats in ecosystems and their Wide spectrum of viral infectious potential threats: SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses
- D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana,
- S. Daniela Jimenez-Diaz,
- J. Sebastian Arango-Duque,
- Mateo Aguirre-Florez,
- Graciela J. Balbin-Ramon,
- Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi
- Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de las Américas,
- Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira,
- Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca,
- Universidad Científica del Sur,
- Hospital de Emergencias José Casimiro Ulloa,
- Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA)
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EnglishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 87-96 (10 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Volume 102)Publication milestones
- Published - 01/2021
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Published - 01/2021
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1201-9712Publication IDs
- Scopus: 85091745229
- PubMed: 32829048
Abstract
Bats have populated earth for approximately 52 million years, serving as natural reservoirs for a variety of viruses through the course of evolution. Transmission of highly pathogenic viruses from bats has been suspected or linked to a spectrum of potential emerging infectious diseases in humans and animals worldwide. Examples of such viruses include Marburg, Ebolavirus, Nipah, Hendra, Influenza A, Dengue, Equine Encephalitis viruses, Lyssaviruses, Madariaga and Coronaviruses, involving the now pandemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Herein, we provide a narrative review focused in selected emerging viral infectious diseases that have been reported from bats.
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