Importance of bats in wildlife: Not just carriers of pandemic sars-cov-2 and other viruses
- D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana,
- S. Daniela Jimenez-Diaz,
- Shailesh Kumar Patel,
- Kuldeep Dhama,
- Ali A. Rabaan,
- Ranjit Sah
- Fundacion Universitaria Autonoma de las Américas,
- Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira,
- ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute,
- Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare,
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital,
- Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana
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Research Output:
Contribution to journal
Review article
Peer-reviewOriginal language
EnglishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 709-712 (4 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology (Volume 14, Issue 1)Publication milestones
- Published - 05/2020
Publication status
Published - 05/2020
ISSN
0973-7510Publication IDs
- Scopus: 85088137011
Abstract
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 positive roles of these animals.