Studying bats using a One Health lens: bridging the gap between bat virology and disease ecology
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2024-12
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Gonzalez, Victoria
Hurtado-Monzón, Arianna M.
O'Krafka, Sabrina
Mühlberger, Elke
Letko, Michael
Frank, Hannah K.
Laing, Eric D.
Phelps, Kendra L.
Becker, Daniel J.
Munster, Vincent J.
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Accumulating data suggest that some bat species host emerging viruses that are highly pathogenic in humans and agricultural animals. Laboratory-based studies have highlighted important adaptations in bat immune systems that allow them to better tolerate viral infections compared to humans. Simultaneously, ecological studies have discovered critical extrinsic factors, such as nutritional stress, that correlate with virus shedding in wild-caught bats. Despite some progress in independently understanding the role of bats as reservoirs of emerging viruses, there remains a significant gap in the molecular understanding of factors that drive virus spillover from bats. Driven by a collective goal of bridging the gap between the fields of bat virology, immunology, and disease ecology, we hosted a satellite symposium at the 2024 American Society for Virology meeting. Bringing together virologists, immunologists, and disease ecologists, we discussed the intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as virus receptor engagement, adaptive immunity, and virus ecology that influence spillover from bat hosts. This article summarizes the topics discussed during the symposium and emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary collaborations and resource sharing.
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bats, virology, disease ecology, immunity, ASV 2024, satellite symposium
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Gonzalez, V., Hurtado-Monzón, A. M., O’Krafka, S., Mühlberger, E., Letko, M., Frank, H. K., Laing, E. D., Phelps, K. L., Becker, D. J., Munster, V. J., Falzarano, D., Schountz, T., Seifert, S. N., Banerjee, A., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2024). Studying bats using a One Health lens: bridging the gap between bat virology and disease ecology. Journal of Virology, 98(12), e0145324-. Gonzalez, V., Hurtado-Monzón, A. M., O’Krafka, S., Mühlberger, E., Letko, M., Frank, H. K., Laing, E. D., Phelps, K. L., Becker, D. J., Munster, V. J., Falzarano, D., Schountz, T., Seifert, S. N., Banerjee, A., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2024). Studying bats using a One Health lens: bridging the gap between bat virology and disease ecology. Journal of Virology, 98(12), e0145324-. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01453-24
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https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01453-24