Introduction: The world of bats / Heinz Mehlhorn -- Bats: a glimpse on their astonishing morphology and lifestyle / Volker Walldorf and Heinz Mehlhorn -- Bats as potential reservoir hosts for ...

Bats are widely known around the world for their role in the spread of a number of zoonotic diseases—illnesses that can spread between humans and animals. But a study by scientists at the Texas A&M ...

I study bats across Uganda to understand the diversity of small mammals and the parasites they carry. Tracing how these parasites circulate in wildlife populations can offer clues to how diseases ...

In a new study, scientists have discovered 20 new viruses in bats from China's Yunnan province. Two of these viruses are genetically similar to deadly viruses called Hendra and Nipah, which have ...

How do wildlife researchers know when an endangered population is sick? They can detect infectious microbes in animal waste, but the presence of a microbe doesn't always equate to impactful ...

Bats are widely known around the world for their role in the spread of a number of zoonotic diseases — illnesses that can spread between humans and animals. “Bats are thought to be the original hosts ...