Excellent commentary urging coupling of field and laboratory research on viruses in just bats but also other animals. Bridging the gaps between ecology, veterinary/wildlife pathology, human health, and lab-based molecular studies are imperative. #OneHealth #veterinarymed #wildlifepathology #virology #ecology
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00032-0/fulltext
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00032-0/fulltext
Coupling field and laboratory studies of immunity and infection in zoonotic hosts
The COVID-19 pandemic and discovery of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses in Rhinolophus bats has reinforced the need to identify wildlife sources of zoonotic pathogens and to forecast where and when spillover to humans is likely to occur.The Lancet Microbe