Bats as Potential Reservoir Hosts for Vector-Borne Diseases

Abstract

Bats are the only mammals with the capacity of powered flight. Nearly

Ecological Factors of Transmission, Persistence and Circulation of Pathogens In Bat Populations

“…In order to be able to keep their aerodynamicity, bats need to ingest highly nutritious forms of sustenance, since they cannot afford to consume large quantities of food at once [36] (Fig. 4).…”

“…4). For this purpose, some insectivorous bats only swallow a part of the insects, while dropping the rest down to the ground, where these remains-along with the bats' saliva-are ingested by other animals [18,36].…”

“…Frugivorous bats only chew at the fruit, swallowing the sugary juice and dropping the rest on the ground as well [36].…”

“…Several preventive measures decreasing the risk of date palm sap have been proposed, on the other hand, their feasibility is questionable [27]. In many countries bats are sold at markets for 36 meat, which jeopardizes buyers, sellers, hunters and butchers alike [25]. Limiting the trade of bat meat is difficult, mainly due to economy in these regions [25,55].…”

Global Dynamics and Sensitivity Analysis of a Vector-Host-Reservoir Model

“…Melaun et al [10] showed that pets are suspected to be potential reservoirs for many viruses like Bwamba virus, Kaeng Khoi virus, Rift Valley fever virus, Toscana virus, Western equine encephalitis, Sindbis virus, Chikungunya virus, Ross River virus, the Eastern equine encephalitis virus, the Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Yellow fever, Japanese Encephalitis, West Nile fever, Dengue fever, St. Louis encephalitis, Zika virus and Tacaribe virus. Besides viruses, some parasites are known, which occur in bats and humans, and can be transmitted through hemorrhagic insects.…”