Hendra virus(HeV)is a highly pathogenic virus causing fatalities in humans and horses for which the natural reservoir is pteropid bats(also called flying foxes).Anthropogenic stressors,such as land-use change and biod...Hendra virus(HeV)is a highly pathogenic virus causing fatalities in humans and horses for which the natural reservoir is pteropid bats(also called flying foxes).Anthropogenic stressors,such as land-use change and biodiversity loss,may increase the risk of cross-species transmission from the reservoir to horses by increasing the activity of the reservoir and subsequently its contact with horses.However,only a few studies have investigated the effect of environmental changes on spillover events.This study aims to investigate the impacts of deforestation and predator species richness on HeV spillover in Australia.展开更多
基金supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(no.NRF-2021R1C1C2012611)
文摘Hendra virus(HeV)is a highly pathogenic virus causing fatalities in humans and horses for which the natural reservoir is pteropid bats(also called flying foxes).Anthropogenic stressors,such as land-use change and biodiversity loss,may increase the risk of cross-species transmission from the reservoir to horses by increasing the activity of the reservoir and subsequently its contact with horses.However,only a few studies have investigated the effect of environmental changes on spillover events.This study aims to investigate the impacts of deforestation and predator species richness on HeV spillover in Australia.
