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

J. Olival, Kevin; M. Cryan, Paul; R. Amman, Brian; S. Baric, Ralph; S. Blehert, David; E. Brook, Cara; H. Calisher, Charles; T. Castle, Kevin; T. H. Coleman, Jeremy; Daszak, Peter; H. Epstein, Jonathan; Field, Hume; F. Frick, Winifred; T. Gilbert, Amy; T. S. Hayman, David; S. Ip, Hon; B. Karesh, William; K. Johnson, Christine; C. Kading, Rebekah; Kingston, Tigga; M. Lorch, Jeffrey; H. Mendenhall, Ian; J. Peel, Alison; L. Phelps, Kendra; K. Plowright, Raina; M. Reeder, DeeAnn; D. Reichard, Jonathan; M. Sleeman, Jonathan; G. Streicker, Daniel; S. Towner, Jonathan; Wang, Lin‐Fa

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1008758

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

Published in PLoS Pathogens • Sep 3, 2020

Authors:

Kevin J. Olival

Paul M. Cryan

Brian R. Amman

Abstract

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...

Subject

Wildlife

Pandemic

Transmission (telecommunications)

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