Bats are the natural reservoirs of a number of high-impact viral zoonoses. We present a
quantitative analysis to address the hypothesis that bats are unique in their propensity to host …

Bats are sources of high viral diversity and high-profile zoonotic viruses worldwide. Although
apparently not pathogenic in their reservoir hosts, some viruses from bats severely affect …

Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal
waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce …

Despite conservation concerns for many species of bats, factors causing mortality in bats
have not been reviewed since 1970. Here, we review and qualitatively describe trends in the …

We studied 130 patients undergoing percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy. The relation
between valvular morphology according to a previously described echocardiographic scoring …

The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) is endangered by human activities
throughout its range, including the US Atlantic coast where habitat degradation from coastal …

Rabies is an acute viral infection that is typically fatal. Most rabies modeling has focused on
disease dynamics and control within terrestrial mammals (eg, raccoons and foxes). As such, …

The epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was caused by a newly emerged
coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Bats of several species in southern People’s Republic of China …

Populations of bats (Order Chiroptera) are difficult to monitor. However, current recognition
of the importance of bats to biodiversity, their ecological and economic value as ecosystem …

Infectious disease ecology has recently raised its public profile beyond the scientific community
due to the major threats that wildlife infections pose to biological conservation, animal …