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Israeli Rousettus aegyptiacus Pox Virus (IsrRAPXV) Infection in Juvenile Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus): Clinical Findings and Molecular Detection [PDF]

Viruses, 2021
During 2019, five carcasses of juvenile Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) were submitted to the Kimron Veterinary Institute. These bats exhibited typical poxvirus like lesion plaques of different sizes on the skin, abdomen and the ventral side ...
Dan David, Irit Davidson, Sharon Karniely, Nir Edery, Ariela Rosenzweig, Asaf Sol   +5 more
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SARS-Like Coronavirus WIV1-CoV Does Not Replicate in Egyptian Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) [PDF]

Viruses, 2018
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like WIV1-coronavirus (CoV) was first isolated from Rhinolophus sinicus bats and can use the human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor.
Neeltje van Doremalen, Alexandra Schäfer, Vineet D. Menachery, Michael Letko, Trenton Bushmaker, Robert J. Fischer, Dania M. Figueroa, Patrick W. Hanley, Greg Saturday, Ralph S. Baric, Vincent J. Munster   +10 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.
Anne Balkema-Buschmann, Virginia Friedrichs, Melanie Rissmann   +2 more
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Selection and stability validation of reference gene candidates for transcriptional analysis in Rousettus aegyptiacus [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight and their body temperature can reach up to 42 °C during flight. Additionally, bats display robust type I IFN interferon (IFN-I) responses and some species constitutively express IFN-α.
Virginia Friedrichs, Anne Balkema-Buschmann, Anca Dorhoi, Gang Pei   +3 more
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Anesthesia, Pain Management and Surgical Approach of Ovariectomy or Orchiectomy in Six Egyptian Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus): A Case Report [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
The purpose of this report is to describe the anesthetic and analgesic management and the surgical procedures of gonadectomy in six (four females and two males) healthy adult Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus).
Yael Shilo-Benjamini
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The presence of wingless bat flies [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Bat ectoparasites are important components of bat communities and have close ecological relationships with their hosts. Eucampsipoda africana ( E. africana ) is a wingless bat fly that parasitizes Egyptian fruit bats ( Rousettus aegyptiacus ), but its ...
Herbertha Elias Mpete, Emma Peter Njau, Mikidadi Issanudia Mtalika, Deusdedith Bwenge Fidelis, Susan Diana Kerfua, Philemon Wambura, Emmanuel George Kifaro   +6 more
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Impact of climate change on the distribution and predicted habitat suitability of two fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus and Epomophorus labiatus) in Ethiopia: Implications for conservation [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Fruit bats serve as crucial bioindicators, seed dispersers, pollinators, and contributors to food security within ecosystems. However, their population and distribution were threatened by climate change and anthropogenic pressures.
Ahmed Seid Ahmed, Afework Bekele, Mohammed Kasso, Anagaw Atickem   +3 more
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Dinner Date: Opposite-Sex Pairs of Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) Forage More than Same-Sex Pairs [PDF]

Biology
Social animals have unique foraging behaviors that consider not only the needs of the individual, but also the needs of the group. When social animals forage together, there is a greater sense of perceived safety, leading to less vigilance and more ...
Alexander Pergams, Mara Haus, Cristina Estrada, Joel Brown, Angeles Salles   +4 more
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First photographic evidence of the Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Pteropodidae) in the King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Nature Reserve, Hail Region, Saudi Arabia [version 5; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] [PDF]

F1000Research
Background This study aimed to document the occurrence of the Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus in King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Nature Reserve (KSRNR), Hail region, Saudi Arabia, where its presence had not previously been confirmed.
Mohammed Bakri, Mohammad Abdulhakeem, Abdulrahman Alasiri, Tariq Aloufi, Noorah Al-Sowayan   +4 more
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Variations in small-scale movements of, Rousettus aegyptiacus, a Marburg virus reservoir across a seasonal gradient [PDF]

Frontiers in Zoology, 2023
Background Bats are increasingly being recognized as important hosts for viruses, some of which are zoonotic and carry the potential for spillover within human and livestock populations.
Matthew R. Wood, J. Low de Vries, Jonathan H. Epstein, Wanda Markotter   +3 more
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