Open AccessBats in ecosystems and their Wide spectrum of viral infectious potential threats: SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses
Author(s) -
D. Katterine BonillaAldana,
S. Daniela Jiménez-Diaz,
J. Sebastian Arango-Duque,
Mateo Aguirre Flórez,
Graciela J. Balbin-Ramon,
Alberto PanizMondolfi,
José Antonio Suárez,
Mónica Pachar,
Luis A. PerezGarcia,
Lourdes A. DelgadoNoguera,
Manuel Sierra,
Fausto MuñozLara,
Lysien I. Zambrano,
Alfonso J. RodríguezMorales
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.050
Subject(s) - virology , dengue fever , pandemic , emerging infectious disease , biology , transmission (telecommunications) , coronavirus , rabies , ebolavirus , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , ebola virus , virus , medicine , outbreak , disease , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
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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