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Standard Operating Procedure for Lyssavirus Surveillance of the Bat Population in Taiwan

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Bats and Coronaviruses.

Arinjay Banerjee¹, Kirsten Kulcsar², Vikram Misra³

¹Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. banera9@mcmaster.ca.

|January 13, 2019

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Bats harbor coronaviruses (CoVs) without illness, making them potential reservoirs for emerging viruses like SARS and MERS. Further research is needed to understand bat adaptations and virus transmission to other mammals.

Keywords:

bats coronaviruses immune response in vitro in vivo

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Area of Science:

Virology
Zoonotic Diseases
Mammalian Biology

Background:

Bats are implicated as natural reservoirs for numerous emerging viruses, particularly coronaviruses (CoVs).
These bat-borne CoVs have caused significant human and agricultural diseases, including SARS, MERS, PED, and SADS.
Bats infected with CoVs typically do not exhibit clinical signs of disease, suggesting unique physiological adaptations.

Purpose of the Study:

To review CoV outbreaks with suspected bat origins.
To examine the unique adaptations in bats that permit asymptomatic CoV carriage.
To identify knowledge gaps and stimulate research on bat CoV reservoirs and interspecies transmission.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on bat CoV infections and outbreaks.
Analysis of research identifying bat-specific adaptations to CoV infection.
Synthesis of current understanding of CoV emergence from bat populations.

Main Results:

Bats serve as reservoirs for diverse CoVs, including those responsible for major zoonotic diseases.
Specific adaptations in bats allow them to host CoVs without developing severe illness.
The review highlights the need for more research into the mechanisms of bat CoV persistence and spillover.

Conclusions:

Bats are likely ancestral hosts and reservoirs for several significant CoVs.
Understanding bat-CoV interactions is crucial for predicting and preventing future zoonotic outbreaks.
Collaborative research is essential to address current limitations in bat virology and epidemiology.