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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Molecular Surveillance for Potential Zoonotic Pathogens in Troglophilus Bats: Detection and Molecular Characterization of Bat Coronaviruses in Southern Italy.

Francesco Mira, Francesca Gucciardi, Giorgia Schiró, Rosario Grasso, Maria Teresa Spena, Gábor Kemenesi, Claudia Vaiana, Davide Anzá, Laura Di Paola, Santina Di Bella and 2 more

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors.

Francesco MiraIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1276-0579
Francesca GucciardiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8335-205X
Giorgia SchiróIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3323-6653
Rosario GrassoDipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1242-4201
Maria Teresa SpenaDipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Gábor KemenesiNational Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-9775-3065
Claudia VaianaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.
Davide AnzáIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-1239-6460
Laura Di PaolaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-6779-225X
Santina Di BellaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6766-9126
Annalisa GuercioIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppa PurpariIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", 90129 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7285-5321

Funding

Italian Ministry of Health "COVID-19: traiettorie evolutive di SARS-CoV-2 ed indagine sul ruolo degli animali" (IZS SI 03/20 RC)Italian Ministry of Health "Indagine conoscitiva sulla presenza dei patogeni zoonotici emergenti nei chirotteri" (IZS SI 01/20 RC)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has renewed interest in bats, as they are natural hosts for numerous viruses, some of which have crossed species boundaries. Despite continued efforts in the past, the ecology of bat-related viruses in a significant part of national territories, such as Italy, remains largely unexplored. Herein, we describe the detection and molecular characterization of bat coronaviruses, identified during a viral survey on selected potential zoonotic pathogens (lyssavirus and coronaviruses) carried out in Sicily, southern Italy. A total number of 330 samples were collected from 149 bats in a period (November 2020-April 2023) overlapping the COVID-19 pandemic. All samples tested negative for lyssavirus and SARS-CoV-2, while 12 bats (8.05%) tested positive to a pan-coronavirus assay. Both alphacoronaviruses and betacoronaviruses were identified in samples from three species (

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ChiropteraCoronavirusZoonosesAnimalsCOVID-19HumansItalyPhylogenySARS-CoV-2alphacoronavirusbatbetacoronaviruschiropteraCOVID-19ItalyMediterranean basinSARS-CoV-2zoonoses

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PMCPMC12114776

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