Trends in Bacterial Pathogens of Bats: Global Distribution and Knowledge Gaps.

ABSTRACT: Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple coronaviruses. These pathogens are occasionally transmitted from bats to wildlife, livestock, and to humans, directly or through other bridging (intermediate) hosts. Due to their public health relevance, zoonotic viruses are a primary focus of research attention. In contrast, other emerging pathogens of bats, such as bacteria, are vastly understudied despite their ubiquity and diversity. Here, we describe the currently known host ranges and geographic distributional patterns of potentially zoonotic bacterial genera in bats, using published presence-absence data of pathogen occurrence. We identify apparent gaps

SUBMITTER: Szentivanyi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12017137 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature