Bats host 60 human-infecting viruses
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
Many animals harbor viruses that can jump to other species, but bats may be in a class of their own when it comes to carrying zoonotic (human-infecting) viruses. Bats are reservoirs for more than 60 viruses that can infect humans, and host more viruses per species than even rodents do, new research shows.