Teenage bats unload new viruses – here why scientists pay attention to

Bats are useful for our ecosystems and economy, but with the destruction of environmental power and pressure they put them close to humans, the risk of diseases can appear. Search, published in Nature Communications On July 17, it offers an approach to expecting the appearance of Coron viruses. I found that the small bats are repeatedly infected and could be a major source of viral singularity in other types. The study also reveals the dynamics of Corona viruses that are taking place in the Australian bats, which do not pose any known risk to humans.

Standardized in battalions, most Coronav viruses never affect humans. When they do it, as with SARS, Covid-19 and MERS outbreaks, they usually leak from bats through a dam animal host.

“The Corona viruses do not tend to be a great concern for the bats,” said Dr. Alison Bell of the University’s Veterinary Sciences College, which led the study. “But they can act differently if they pour new types.”

In one of the most comprehensive individual studies of its kind, researchers collected more than 2,500 Berizy samples, through the bats that cast Coronic viruses, for three years. Samples were taken from black foxes and foxes headed by Ramadi in five locations throughout the eastern coast in Australia.

The viral test of the samples showed that the Corona viruses were more prevalent in the small bats between March and July, when weaning and approaching maturity. This was consistent by studying for three years. It was especially useful to a high percentage of multiple carnivorous bats at one time.

Dr. Bell said: “We were surprised by this high rate of infection between events and the branch.” “The common infection offers the opportunity for one cell to infection with multiple viruses, which is an important natural introduction to generating new strains.”

The six Coronvian viruses discovered in the study were the Nobel viruses, a sub -category that does not jump to humans. Three of these were new. It was useful for analyzing it because they constitute the minimum risk to people, but they are the sons of Sarbicovis’s uncle, so -called sracing viruses that are more likely to spill to other types. Understanding the development of Nobel viruses provides parallel visions in the development of the most dangerous Corona viruses.

“We have safely tracked how and when Coronavor viruses were naturally distributed in battalions. Using the genome to track infections for individual animals,” Dr. John Sebastian Aden, a co -author of a study from Westmead for Medical Research and the College of Medicine at the university.

“The results provide a model for scientists who look forward to understanding the appearance of the Corona virus and future risks in the battalions of battles around the world. By focusing on common infection in small bats during certain periods, researchers may predict natural development and the appearance of more risky air conditioning viruses before they pose a threat to human health.”

Dr. Bell said that more research is needed to understand why small bats are more likely to infection and common infection.

She said: “This may be the result of the newly moving animals that are still developing or facing the pressures facing teenage bats that are looking for a companion for the first time.”

The variable environment can also be a factor.

“We know from previous research on other viruses that the loss of habitats caused by the infringement of the human population and the lack of food can create tension in bats that weaken immunity and make it vulnerable to infections. It will be important to know if this is also the case for epidemic viruses.”

The research of Dr. Bell and Dr. Aden began in 2020, when Covid-19 was controlled. It was built on previous research in the spread of Hindra virus, which also arises in the bats.

Dr. Bell said: “It is rare to see this scale and the depth of data in viral research, even among human viruses.” “The assembly of samples from both individual bats and under rowing, and tracking individual breeds through multiple sites and years, provides a strong basis for continuous research in the role of environmental stress on the appearance of Corona virus.”