2016
The Role of Bats as Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Neuroviruses
Mackenzie J, Childs J, Field H, Wang L, Breed A. The Role of Bats as Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Neuroviruses. 2016, 403-454. PMCID: PMC7123318, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-33189-8_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbility of batsReservoir hostsAnimal virus familiesRole of batsTransmission cycleOnly mammalsAlternative hostsEcological factorsHost virusesNew genusVirus familiesBroad diversityVirus dispersalBatsSpillover hostsFamily ParamyxoviridaeWide diversityDispersalNovel virusHostSt Louis encephalitis virusNipah virusDiversityGenetic factorsRecent studies
2004
Zoonotic viruses of wildlife: hither from yon
Childs J. Zoonotic viruses of wildlife: hither from yon. Archives Of Virology. Supplementa 2004, 1-11. PMID: 15119758, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0572-6_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZoonotic virusesCross-species virus transmissionImportant zoonotic virusesCross-species transmissionSubsequent disease outbreaksWest Nile virusEvolutionary factorsVirus adaptationWildlife diseasesSpillover hostsVirus emergenceWildlife reservoir hostsRecent discoveryReservoir hostsNipah virusHostNile virusInter-species contactVirusDisease outbreaksVirus transmissionSpeciesWildlifeHendraEpidemic emergence