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Pathogen spillover driven by rapid changes in bat ecology.

Peggy Eby^1,2,3, Alison J Peel², Andrew Hoegh⁴

¹School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

|November 17, 2022

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Bat pathogens pose a public health risk. This study reveals how land use and climate change drive bat behavior, increasing spillover risk of viruses like Hendra virus.

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Epidemiology
Conservation Biology

Background:

Bat-borne pathogens are a growing public health concern, with spillover events posing pandemic threats.
Identifying the mechanisms linking environmental changes to pathogen spillover from bats remains a significant challenge.
Previous studies often lacked the detailed data needed to connect host ecology, behavior, and viral dynamics to spillover events.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the mechanistic links between land-use change, bat behavior, and Hendra virus spillover events.
To analyze 25 years of data on environmental factors, bat ecology, and virus transmission.
To develop predictive models for bat virus spillover risk.

Main Methods:

Collected and analyzed 25 years of data on land-use change, bat behavior, and Hendra virus spillover events in Australia.
Utilized integrative Bayesian network models to identify relationships between environmental variables and spillover clusters.
Examined the influence of nutritional stress, habitat alteration, and climate on bat residency and behavior.

Main Results:

Bats have altered their behavior in response to environmental changes, exhibiting persistent residency in agricultural areas.
Land-use change and climate interactions create conditions for increased bat presence and periodic food shortages, driving spillover clusters.
Winter flowering patterns in remnant forests were associated with a reduced risk of spillover.

Conclusions:

Habitat loss and climate change mechanistically drive increased bat virus spillover risk by altering host behavior and ecology.
The study provides a framework for understanding bat virus spillover and developing ecological interventions.
Long-term ecological data are crucial for predicting and mitigating pandemic threats originating from wildlife reservoirs.