Species-Specific Evolution of Ebola Virus during Replication in Human and Bat Cells
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DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108028
Abstract: Summary Ebola virus (EBOV) causes a severe, often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates. Within the past decade, EBOV has caused two large and difficult-to-control outbreaks, one of which recently ended in the Democratic… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; ebola virus; bat cells; bat ... See more keywords
Avoiding bites and scratches? Understanding the public health implication of human–bat interactions in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1111/zph.12540
Abstract: Zoonotic pathogens cause an estimated 70% of emerging and re‐emerging infectious diseases in humans, affecting various aspects of human development on a global scale. The significance of bats as a source of emerging infectious diseases… read more here.
Keywords: bat; bat interactions; bites scratches; public health ... See more keywords
ACE2-Independent Bat Sarbecovirus Entry and Replication in Human and Bat Cells
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02566-22
Abstract: Our studies demonstrate that some unexplored sarbecoviruses are capable of replicating in human and bat cells in an ACE2-independent way but need a high trypsin environment. We found that trypsin is not compensated by other… read more here.
Keywords: human bat; trypsin; entry; bat cells ... See more keywords
Frequent and intense human-bat interactions occur in buildings of rural Kenya
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011988
Abstract: Simultaneous use of domestic spaces by humans and wildlife is little understood, despite global ubiquity, and can create an interface for human exposure to wildlife pathogens. Bats are a pervasive synanthropic taxon and are associated… read more here.
Keywords: exposure; frequent intense; bat; rural kenya ... See more keywords
Diverse human and bat-like rotavirus G3 strains circulating in suburban Bangkok
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268465
Abstract: Although rotavirus vaccines are available in many parts of the world and are effective in reducing the overall incidence of rotavirus infection, it remains a major cause of diarrhea in less-developed countries. Among various rotavirus… read more here.
Keywords: human bat; like rotavirus; diverse human; bat like ... See more keywords
One Health Lens on Rabies: Human–Bat Interactions and Genomic Insights of Rabies Virus in Rural Lilongwe, Malawi
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DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed10040095
Abstract: Rabies, a fatal zoonotic disease, affects humans, domestic animals, and wildlife predominantly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In Malawi, rabies virus (RABV) is primarily transmitted by infected dogs, impacting humans and cattle. Lyssavirus has… read more here.
Keywords: health lens; one health; bat; rabies virus ... See more keywords