Association between bat-predator species richness and Nipah virus spillover risk in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Species biodiversity is considered to reduce infectious diseases spillover from wildlife to human. However, despite the potential role of predator biodiversity in this process through trophic cascade, few studies have addressed this issue. In this study, we investigated the association between predator biodiversity and spillover risk, using Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh as an example, where spillover from bats to human has been reported since 2021. We defined counties of Bangladesh as epidemiological units. From three Orders (Strigiformes, Accipitriformes, and Falconiformes) known as bat-preying predators, we extracted 39 species occurrences data and then built species distribution model using MaxEnt algorithm with climate and environmental predictors, also incorporating a bias grid

SUBMITTER: Lim JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666050 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature