Micah B. Hahn, Emily S. Gurley, Jonathan H. Epstein, Mohammad S. Islam et al.
Nipah virus has caused recurring outbreaks in central and northwest Bangladesh (the "Nipah Belt"). Little is known about roosting behavior of the fruit bat reservoir, Pteropus giganteus, or factors driving spillover. We compared human population density and ecological characteristics of case village...
Micah B. Hahn, Jonathan H. Epstein, Emily S. Gurley, Mohammad S. Islam et al.
Summary Flying foxes Pteropus spp. play a key role in forest regeneration as seed dispersers and are also the reservoir of many viruses, including N ipah virus in B angladesh. Little is known about their habitat requirements, particularly in S outh A sia. Identifying Pteropus habitat preferences cou...