2024
Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales
Sánchez C, Phelps K, Frank H, Geldenhuys M, Griffiths M, Jones D, Kettenburg G, Lunn T, Moreno K, Mortlock M, Vicente-Santos A, Víquez-R L, Kading R, Markotter W, Reeder D, Olival K. Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2024, 291: 20232823. PMID: 38444339, PMCID: PMC10915549, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2823.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia
Sánchez C, Li H, Phelps K, Zambrana-Torrelio C, Wang L, Zhou P, Shi Z, Olival K, Daszak P. A strategy to assess spillover risk of bat SARS-related coronaviruses in Southeast Asia. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 4380. PMID: 35945197, PMCID: PMC9363439, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31860-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLand use, season, and parasitism predict metal concentrations in Australian flying fox fur
Sánchez C, Penrose M, Kessler M, Becker D, McKeown A, Hannappel M, Boyd V, Camus M, Padgett-Stewart T, Hunt B, Graves A, Peel A, Westcott D, Rainwater T, Chumchal M, Cobb G, Altizer S, Plowright R, Boardman W. Land use, season, and parasitism predict metal concentrations in Australian flying fox fur. The Science Of The Total Environment 2022, 841: 156699. PMID: 35710009, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetal concentrationsMetal exposureMetal loadingHigh metal concentrationsConcentrations of cadmiumHuman-modified habitatsExposed to contaminantsSpectacled flying foxQuantify metal concentrationsFlying fox speciesHigher metal loadingMercury concentrationsMetal contaminationHeavy metalsSublethal consequencesEnvironmental predictorsP. conspicillatusHuman impactEastern AustraliaSeason samplesFox speciesLand useBat speciesFood availabilityHuman health
2020
Infectious KoRV-related retroviruses circulating in Australian bats
Hayward J, Tachedjian M, Kohl C, Johnson A, Dearnley M, Jesaveluk B, Langer C, Solymosi P, Hille G, Nitsche A, Sánchez C, Werner A, Kontos D, Crameri G, Marsh G, Baker M, Poumbourios P, Drummer H, Holmes E, Wang L, Smith I, Tachedjian G. Infectious KoRV-related retroviruses circulating in Australian bats. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 9529-9536. PMID: 32284399, PMCID: PMC7196810, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1915400117.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Changing resource landscapes and spillover of henipaviruses
Kessler M, Becker D, Peel A, Justice N, Lunn T, Crowley D, Jones D, Eby P, Sánchez C, Plowright R. Changing resource landscapes and spillover of henipaviruses. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2018, 1429: 78-99. PMID: 30138535, PMCID: PMC6778453, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResource landscapeEffects of habitat lossContext of land-use changeSeed dispersal servicesLand-use changeRoosting habitatHabitat lossWithin-host immunityEcological driversHost densityBat habitatOld World fruit batsDispersal servicesForest ecosystemsResource abundanceHost exposureMovement behaviorHabitatAfrican henipavirusAssociated shiftsBat-borne virusesLandscapeBatsFruit batsAustralia
2016
Disease Risk Perception and Safety Practices: A Survey of Australian Flying Fox Rehabilitators
Sánchez C, Baker M. Disease Risk Perception and Safety Practices: A Survey of Australian Flying Fox Rehabilitators. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004411. PMID: 26829399, PMCID: PMC4734781, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlying foxesPersonal protective equipmentYears of experienceSafety practicesEastern coast of AustraliaPerceptions of disease riskCoast of AustraliaAustralian bat lyssavirusDisease risk perceptionsOpen-ended questionsPersonal protective equipment useDisease transmission riskCarersAssess perceptionsRehabilitationPotential threatDisease riskSets of guidelinesFoxesLogistic regressionEastern coastCommunity serviceVaccination ratesOnline surveyDemographic data
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