Serological evidence of virus infection in Eidolon helvum fruit bats: implications for bushmeat consumption in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Diego Cantoni (Author), Martin Mayora-Neto (Author), Mariliza Derveni (Author), Kelly da Costa (Author), Joanne Del Rosario (Author), Veronica O. Ameh (Author), Claude T. Sabeta (Author), Bethany Auld (Author), Arran Hamlet (Author), Ian M. Jones (Author), Edward Wright (Author), Simon D. Scott (Author), Efstathios S. Giotis (Author), Ashley C. Banyard (Author), Nigel Temperton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

IntroductionThe Eidolon helvum fruit bat is one of the most widely distributed fruit bats in Africa and known to be a reservoir for several pathogenic viruses that can cause disease in animals and humans. To assess the risk of zoonotic spillover, we conducted a serological survey of 304 serum sample...