| Although one should not have an unreasonable , one should avoid handling them or having them in one's living space, as with any wild animal | The currently known viruses that have been found in bats are reviewed and the risks of transmission to humans are highlighted |
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| We find evidence of asymptomatic infection by Ebola virus in three species of fruit bat, indicating that these animals may be acting as a reservoir for this deadly virus | The Short-Tailed Fruit Bat: a Study in Plant-Animal Interactions |
Note: This could be considered a lay summary of the various scientific publications cited in the preceding sentence.
29| only "semi-tethered," allowing it to fly evasively | Their high mobility, broad distribution, and social behaviour communal roosting, fission-fusion social structure make bats favourable hosts and vectors of disease |
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| The currently known viruses that have been found in bats are reviewed and the risks of transmission to humans are highlighted | Chicago: The University of Chicago Press |
My Life as The Bat.
9| In this paper we describe the isolation of HeV from pteropid bats, corroborating our serological and epidemiological evidence that these animals are a natural reservoir host of this virus | "Adverse effects of microgravity on the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum magnetotacticum" |
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| A Ministry of Agriculture Publication | Their high mobility, broad distribution, and social behaviour communal roosting, fission-fusion social structure make bats favourable hosts and vectors of disease |
If a bat is found in living quarters near a child, mentally handicapped person, intoxicated person, sleeping person, or pet, the person or pet should receive immediate medical attention for rabies.