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
  • , Manuel Sierra
  • , Lysien I. Zambrano
  • , Kovy Arteaga-Livias
  • , Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

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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.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)709-712
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StateIndexed - May 2020
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Bats
  • Coronaviruses
  • Pandemic
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Wildlife
  • Zoonotic diseases

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