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ArticleOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2024

Hibernating vesper bats are a weak source for biomonitoring of coronaviruses.

Aleksander Goll, Lara Dutra, Joanna Nowicka, Elena Sgarabotto, Vinaya Venkat, Grzegorz Apoznański, Tomasz Kokurewicz, Alek Rachwald, Lukasz Rabalski, Hussein Alburkat and 5 more

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Article in One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Aleksander GollInstitute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Powstania Styczniowego 9B, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
Lara DutraDepartment of Virology, Helsinki University, Haartmaniaku 3, Helsinki, Finland.
Joanna NowickaInstitute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Powstania Styczniowego 9B, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
Elena SgarabottoDepartment of Virology, Helsinki University, Haartmaniaku 3, Helsinki, Finland.
Vinaya VenkatDepartment of Virology, Helsinki University, Haartmaniaku 3, Helsinki, Finland.
Grzegorz ApoznańskiDepartment of Vertebrate Ecology and Paleontology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska Street 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland.
Tomasz KokurewiczDepartment of Vertebrate Ecology and Paleontology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska Street 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland.
Alek RachwaldForest Ecology Department, Forest Research Institute, Braci Leśnej 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland.
Lukasz RabalskiUniversity of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Hussein AlburkatDepartment of Virology, Helsinki University, Haartmaniaku 3, Helsinki, Finland.
Jenni VirtanenDepartment of Virology, Helsinki University, Haartmaniaku 3, Helsinki, Finland.
Tarja SironenDepartment of Virology, Helsinki University, Haartmaniaku 3, Helsinki, Finland.
Ravi KantInstitute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Powstania Styczniowego 9B, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
Vincent BourretDepartment of Virology, Helsinki University, Haartmaniaku 3, Helsinki, Finland.
Maciej GrzybekInstitute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Powstania Styczniowego 9B, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.
University of Helsinki · FIGdańsk Medical University · PLWroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences · PLInstitut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement · FRInstytut Badawczy Leśnictwa · PLUniversity of Gdańsk · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Our study explores the role of bats as reservoirs of coronaviruses. Methods: We conducted virological screening of bats hibernating in military bunkers at the Natura 2000 site "Nietoperek" in Western Poland collecting oral and anal swab samples from 138 bats across six species to apply a combination of pan-coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2 specific PCR assays. Results: Only one anal swab tested positive for coronavirus. No SARS-CoV-2 was detected in any of the samples. The low prevalence of coronavirus in the studied colony contrasts with higher rates found in other regions and may be influenced by hibernation. Conclusions: Hibernating bats may show a low prevalence of coronavirus, potentially due to the hibernation process itself. This finding indicates that hibernating bats may not be the most optimal subjects for screening zoonotic pathogens. However, biomonitoring of bats for emerging and reemerging diseases is recommended for comprehensive epidemiological insights.

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Bat-borne diseasesBiomonitoringCoronavirusesSARS-CoV-2

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PMID38694618
PMCPMC11061333
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