Human infection with bat lyssavirus occurs through direct contact with infected bat saliva via bites, scratches or open skin.

Kozhikode: Over the past year, four Nipah infections were reported in Malappuram, including the suspected death of an 18-year ...

Chinese scientists have raised concerns over 20 never-seen-before viruses found in the kidneys of bats mostly found in the Yunnan province of the country. According to researchers, the viruses—closely ...

(NewsNation) — Twelve of 13 members of one family fell ill upon returning to the United States from a Costa Rica trip in late December. A bat-filled cave could be the culprit for the mystery sickness.

Instead, research should prioritise regional and local studies across the entire range of Pteropus bats, integrating disease ecology, virology, and anthropology to better understand the potential ...

Furthermore, bioclimatic variables can affect the distribution, abundance, and roosting behaviour of bats, including Pteropus species. 5,6 We also included proxies for key risk factors, such as the ...

An apparently undescribed member of the Pteropus pselaphon group from New Caledonia by Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953 Publication date 1942 Usage ...

This article was originally published with the title “The Pteropus or Flying Fox” inSA Supplements Vol. 30 No. 763supp(August 1890), p. 12195doi:10.1038/scientificamerican08161890-12195dsupp ...

Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus). Image credit: shutterstock Grey-headed flying-foxes are typically found close to Australia’s ...

Even the old people on the island said they hardly ever saw it. The Little Mariana fruit bat, Pteropus tokudae, had long been considered a rarity – the mysterious cousin of a larger bat species ...

Nipah virus causes a highly fatal respiratory and encephalitic infection in humans. The Pteropus species of fruit bats, commonly called flying foxes, are the known carriers of the virus. One of the ...