Future climate change and the distributional shift of the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus.

ABSTRACT: Interactions among humans, livestock, and wildlife within disturbed ecosystems, such as those impacted by climate change, can facilitate pathogen spillover transmission and increase disease emergence risks. The study of future climate change impacts on the distribution of free-ranging bats is therefore relevant for forecasting potential disease burden. This study used current and future climate data and historic occurrence locations of the vampire bat species Desmodus rotundus, a reservoir of the rabies virus to assess the potential impacts of climate change on disease reservoir distribution. Analyses included a comprehensive comparison of different climate change periods, carbon emission scenarios, and global circulation models (GCMs) on final model outputs. Models revealed that, although

SUBMITTER: Van de Vuurst P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11836402 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature