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Longitudinal surveillance of synanthropic molossid bats reveals viral diversity and temporal patterns at the human–bat interface

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By Marike Geldenhuys, Sara Padidar, Axel T. Lehrer, Lianying Yan, Neil Mittal, Christopher C. Broder, Eric D. Laing, Ara Monadjem, Wanda Markotter, Lungelo L. Ndzinisa, Marinda de Vries, Erika Strydom
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Abstract Bats host several emerging viruses, including filoviruses, coronaviruses, and paramyxoviruses. Land-use change and urbanisation increasingly bring bat species into closer contact with humans, thereby potentially increasing opportunities for viral exposure at the human-bat interface. Understanding viral dynamics in natural bat hosts is essential for assessing emergence risks.
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