Possibility for reverse zoonotic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to free-ranging wildlife: A case study of bats.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the substantial public health, economic, and societal consequences of virus spillover from a wildlife reservoir. Widespread human transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) also presents a new set of challenges when considering viral...

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Main Authors: Kevin J Olival, Paul M Cryan, Brian R Amman, Ralph S Baric, David S Blehert, Cara E Brook, Charles H Calisher, Kevin T Castle, Jeremy T H Coleman, Peter Daszak, Jonathan H Epstein, Hume Field, Winifred F Frick, Amy T Gilbert, David T S Hayman, Hon S Ip, William B Karesh, Christine K Johnson, Rebekah C Kading, Tigga Kingston, Jeffrey M Lorch, Ian H Mendenhall, Alison J Peel, Kendra L Phelps, Raina K Plowright, DeeAnn M Reeder, Jonathan D Reichard, Jonathan M Sleeman, Daniel G Streicker, Jonathan S Towner, Lin-Fa Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008758