Fruit bats in flight: a look into the movements of the ecologically important Eidolon helvum in Tanzania [PDF]
One Health Outlook, 2020 Background Many ecologically important plants are pollinated or have their seeds dispersed by fruit bats, including the widely distributed African straw-colored fruit bats (Eidolon helvum).
Nistara Randhawa +13 more
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Persistence of Multiple Paramyxoviruses in a Closed Captive Colony of Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum) [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 Bats have been identified as the natural hosts of several emerging zoonotic viruses, including paramyxoviruses, such as Hendra and Nipah viruses, that can cause fatal disease in humans.
Louise Gibson +6 more
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Longitudinal Secretion of Paramyxovirus RNA in the Urine of Straw-Coloured Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum) [PDF]
Viruses, 2021 The straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and is widely hunted for bushmeat. It is known to harbour a range of paramyxoviruses, including rubuloviruses and henipaviruses, but the zoonotic potential of these is ...
Elli Rosa Jolma +8 more
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Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) A single female of this large gregarious fruit bat species was captured on 17 March 2008 on the ridge at the end of the road to Pic de Foko (PF) high in the canopy net. During the 2002 RAP two individuals were recorded in similar habitat (W2, 1350 m).
Decher, Jan +7 more
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Cross-neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in sera from straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) in Nigeria [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum; ) are widely distributed in Africa and are known reservoirs for viruses with zoonotic potential.
Hooman Goharriz +6 more
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Assessing roost disturbance of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) through tri-axial acceleration. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 The disturbance of wildlife by humans is a worldwide phenomenon that contributes to the loss of biodiversity. It can impact animals' behaviour and physiology, and this can lead to changes in species distribution and richness.
Tânia Domingues Costa +6 more
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Gross and Morphometric Anatomy of the Male Reproductive System of Bats (Eidolon helvum) [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine International, 2014 The present study aimed at examining the gross and morphometry of the reproductive tract of the male bats (Eidolon helvum). Thirty male bats (adults n=17 and juveniles n=13) were captured using net, weighed, aged using relative ossification of the wing ...
A. Danmaigoro +5 more
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Reassortant Group A Rotavirus from Straw-colored Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum) [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 Bats are known reservoirs of viral zoonoses. We report genetic characterization of a bat rotavirus (Bat/KE4852/07) detected in the feces of a straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum). Six bat rotavirus genes (viral protein [VP] 2, VP6, VP7, nonstructural
Mathew D. Esona +11 more
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Baseline of Physiological Body Temperature and Hematological Parameters in Captive Rousettus aegyptiacus and Eidolon helvum Fruit Bats [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 The discovery of bats as reservoir hosts for a number of highly pathogenic zoonotic agents has led to an increasing interest of infectious disease research in experimental studies with bats.
Melanie Rissmann +6 more
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Demodicosis in a captive African straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum). [PDF]
Exp Appl Acarol, 2019 Demodicosis is most frequently observed in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris), but it has rarely been reported in bats (Chiroptera). The overpopulation of Demodex spp. that causes dermatological changes is generally associated with a compromised immune system.
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