Shifts in global bat diversity suggest a possible role of climate change in the emergence of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2

2021/01/26 by Robert Beyer, Robert M. Beyer, Andrea Manica +1 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Mathematics · Medicine · #2019-20 coronavirus outbreak #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Biology #COVID-19 epidemiological studies #Climate change #Coronavirus #Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) #Ecology #Geography #Infectious disease (medical specialty) #Outbreak #Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) #Species richness #Transmission (telecommunications) #Virology #Zoonotic diseases and public health

paper · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145413

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• Climate change and vector-borne diseases: what are the implications for public health research and policy?
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• Climate change brings the specter of new infectious diseases
• A pneumonia outbreak associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin
• Zoonotic host diversity increases in human-dominated ecosystems
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